PLUMBING 
CODE 

COLUMBUS, 
OHIO 


1917 


Plumbing-  Code 

of  the 

City  of  Columbus 

Governing  the 

Construction,  Installation  and 
Inspection 

of 

Plumbing,  Drainage  and 
House  Sewer 

1917 


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jC.^  1  ALTGELD  HALL 


ALTGELD  HAIL' 
DEFINITION  OF  TERMS 

A  Waste  Pipe  is  any  pipe  which  receives  the 
discharge  of  any  fixture  except  water  closets  and 
conveys  the  same  to  the  soil  pipe  or  house  drain. 
^  Soil  Pipe  is  any  pipe  which  conveys  the  dis- 
charge of  water  closets  with  or  without  other  fix- 
tures, to  the  house  drain. 

House  Drain  is  that  part  of  the  horizontal  pip- 
ing of  a  house  drainage  system  which  receives  the 
discharge  of  all  soil,  waste  and  other  drainage 
pipes  inside  the  walls  of  any  building  and  conveys 
the  same  to  the  house  sewer,  three  feet  outside 
the  foundation  wall  of  such  building. 
\  House  Sewer  or  Main  Drain  is  that  part  of  the 
horizontal  piping  beginning  three  feet  from  the 
foundation  wall  to  its  connection  with  the  main 
sewer  or  cesspool. 

J  A  Vent  Pipe  is  any  pipe  provided  to  ventilate  a 
drainage  and  plumbing  system  of  piping  and  to 
prevent  siphonage  and  back  pressure. 

A  Back  Vent  Pipe  is  that  part  of  a  vent  pipe 
line  which  connects  directly  with  an  individual 
'  crap  underneath  or  back  of  the  fixture,  and  extends 
either  to  the  branch,  main,  soil  or  waste  vent. 

Soil  or  Waste  Vent  is  that  part  of  the  main  soil 
rr  waste  pipe  above  the  highest  installed  branch 
)r  fixture  connection,  extending  through  the  roof. 

Conductors  or  Eoof  Leaders  are  conveyors  which 
iarry  the  storm  or  rain  water  from  the  roofs  of 


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buildings  to  the  house  or  yard  drain.  The  term 
Down  Spout  is  usually  applied  to  the  verticil-  por- 
tion. 

Local  or  Surface  Vent  is  a  pipe  by  which  the 
foul  air  in  bowls  or  water  closets  or  other  plumb- 
ing fixtures,  is  removed. 

Subsoil  Drain  is  that  part  of  a  drainage  system 
which  conveys  the  subsoil  or  ground  or  seek  water 
from  the  foot  of  walls  or  below  the  cellar  bottom 
under  buildings,  to  the  house  sewer,  but  inde- 
pendent of  the  house  drain. 

Trap  is  a  fitting  so  constructed  as  to  prevent 
the  passage  of  air  or  gas  through  a  pipe  without 
materially  affecting  the  flow  of  sewage  or  waste 
water  therein. 

Traps — Depth  of  Seal  is  the  height  of  the  water 
column  measured  between  the  points  of  overflow 
and  the  dip  or  division  level  separating  the  inlet 
and  outlet  arms  of  the  trap. 

" Plumbers 1  WorkM  shall  include  all  piping  in 
a  building  to  a  point  three  (3)  'feet  outside  the 
foundation  wails  and  shall  include  the  house  drain, 
soil  and  waste  stacks,  conductors  and  roof  leaders. 


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An  Ordinance  No.  29,902 — To  regulate  the  loca- 
tion, construction,  installation,  alteration  and  repair 
of  plumbing  and  drains,  water  closets,  privies,  cess- 
pools, sinks,  plumbing  fixtures,  and  house  sewers, 
in  the  city  of  Columbus. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  council  of  the  city  of 
Columbus: 

Section  1.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person, 
persons,  firm  or  corporation  to  construct,  install,  al- 
ter or  repair  any  plumbing,  drain,  water  closet, 
privy,  cesspool,  sink,  or  any  plumbing  fixture  within 
the  city  of  Columbus,  Ohio,  without  first  obtaining 
from  the  inspector  of  buildings,  a  permit  to  do 
said  work;  for  which  a  fee  of  fifty  (50)  cents  shall 
be  paid  to  said  inspector,  for  said  permit  of  four 
fixtures  or  vented  traps  or  less,  and  for  each  fix- 
ture or  vented  trap  over  four  a  further  charge  of 
twenty-five  (25)  cents  be  made. 

The  following  plumbing  fixtures  count  as  one 
fixture: 

Water  closet,  bath  tub,  wash  basin,  sink,  urinal, 
set  of  laundry  trays,  slop  sink,  three  feet  of  urinal 
trough,  or  wash  sink,  refrigerator,  soda  fountain, 
drinking  fountain,  shower  bath,  bar  fixture,  cus- 
pidor and  any  vented  trap. 

Sec.  2.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person,  per- 
sons, firm  or  corporation  to  construct,  alter  or  re- 
pair any  house  sewer,  in  the  city  of  Columbus, 
Ohio,  without  first  obtaining  from  the  inspector  of 


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buildings,  a  permit  to  do  said  work,  for  which  a  fee 
of  one  dollar  shall  be  paid  to  said  inspector  of 
buildings,  provided,  however,  that  such  permits  as 
are  required  by  the  provisions  of  Sections  1  and 
2  of  this  ordinance,  shall  not  apply  to  or  cover  the 
tapping  of  any  public  sewer,  and  it  shall  be  un- 
lawful to  construct,  install,  alter,  or  repair  any  such 
plumbing,  drain,  water  closet,  privy,  cesspool,  sink, 
plumbing  fixture  or  house  sewer,  except  in  strict 
accordance  with  the  several  conditions,  provisions 
and  specifications  hereinafter  enumerated;  except, 
however,  that  this  ordinance  shall  not  apply  nor 
shall  any  permit  be  required  in  case  of  repairs  not 
affecting  sanitation,  such  as  mending  of  leaks  in 
soil,  waste  or  vent  pipes,  faucets,  -valves,  or  water 
supply  pipes,  mending  of  broken  fixtures,  tanks, 
kitchen  boilers  or  releasing  frozen  pipes. 

Sec.  3.  House  Drainage  System.  In  a  system  of 
house  drainage,  the  main  pipe  runs  from  a  point 
above  the  building  to  the  city  sewer  and  is  divided 
into  three  parts  as  follows: 

(1)  From  the  top  of  the  building  to  the  bend 
in  the  cellar,  the  pipe  is  known  as  the  soil  pipe. 

(2)  From  this  point  to  just  outside  the  building 
wall,  three  to  five  feet,  is  known  as  the  house 
drain. 

(3)  From  the  last  mentioned  point  to  the  line 
of  the  street  or  alley  in  which  is  located  the  pub- 
lic sewer,  to  which  the  connection  is  made,  is 
known  as  the  house  sewer. 

Sec.  4.  Inspector.  Wherever  in  this  ordinance 
the  word  "Inspector"  is  used,  it  shall  be  held  to 
mean  the  Inspector  of  Buildings  of  the  city  of 


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Columbus,  or  any  of  his  deputies  or  assistants 
duly  authorized  to  have  supervision  of  plumbing 
and  drainage. 

Sec.  5.  These  rules  and  regulations  shall  apply 
to  and  include  all  sanitary  work,  installation  or 
equipment  hereafter  installed,  constructed  or  al- 
tered in,  for  or  about  a  building  or  structure  of  any 
kind,  class  or  character,  or  used  or  to  be  used  for 
any  purpose  whatsoever. 

Sec.  6.  All  plumbing  fixtures  except  those  wast- 
ing as  prescribed  in  Section  23,  shall  be  connected 
direct  to  the  soil  stack,  house  drain  or  house  sewer 
by  gas  and  water-tight  connection  and  properly 
trapped  and  vented  as  prescribed  in  the  following 
sections: 

Sec.  7.  Permit  Revoked.  A.  In  case  of  the 
violation  of  any  of  the  terms  of  this  ordinance,  the 
permit  to  execute  the  work  shall  be  revoked  by  the 
inspector  and  written  notice  given  to  the  person, 
persons,  firm  or  corporation  doing  the  work,  and  to 
the  owner  of  the  building  or  his  agent,  and  there- 
upon all  work  under  such  permit  shall  immediately 
cease,  and  work  thereunder  shall  not  recommence 
until  such  permit  shall  have  been  renewed  by  the 
inspector  of  buildings. 

B.  Duties  of  Plumbers.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of 
plumbers  to  report  to  the  inspector  any  defective 
plumbing  in  old  buildings,  public  or  private,  where 
they  may  be  called  to  make  repairs.  They  must 
not  make  these  repairs  when  construction  work  is 
necessary,  unless  after  inspection,  the  inspector  so 
authorizes. 

C.  Plans  Filed.    Before  the  construction  or  re- 


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pair,  except  in  case  of  repairs  not  affecting  sani- 
tation or  any  portion  of  the  work,  provided  for 
herein  shall  be  begun,  or  a  permit  issued  therefor, 
suitable  plans  of  all  work  proposed  to  be  done  shall 
be  filed  in  the  oflice  of  the  inspector  by  the  owner 
or  agent  of  the  owner.  The  plans  must  be  drawn 
upon  blank  forms  furnished  by  the  inspector,  show- 
ing clearly  the  work  to  be  done.  If  the  plans  are 
not  made  satisfactorily,  the  inspector  shall  require 
fall  and  complete  plans  drawn  to  a  scale. 

D.  Specifications.  There  must  accompany  every 
plan,  plainly  written  in  ink  and  well  defined,  speci- 
fications or  description  of  such  plan  on  a  blank 
furnished  at  the  oflice  of  the  inspector. 

The  plans  and  specifications  exhibiting  the  work 
proposed  must  conform  to  these  rules  before  they 
can  be  accepted  by  the  inspector. 

E.  Number  of  Buildings.  When  a  number  of 
buildings  are  situated  together  or  apart  on  one  lot 
and  the  work  is  the  same  in  each,  and  to  be  done 
under  the  same  contract,  one  plan  will  be  permitted 
for  all  buildings.  In  such  cases  a  general  plan  must 
be  submitted  showing  all  the  houses,  and  the  lo- 
cation of  the  six-inch  sewer. 

F.  Permit  Rejected.  Plans  and  specifications 
in  accordance  with  these  rules  will  be  approved, 
and,  if  not  in  conformity  thereto,  will  be  rejected 
within  a  reasonable  time  from  date  of  filing.  In 
case  of  disapproval  the  one  filing  the  plans  will  be 
notified  in  writing  of  the  reasons  of  such  disap- 
proval. 

"Upon  approval  of  the  plans  and  specifications, 
the  inspector  shall  issue  a  permit  to  do  the  work. 


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G.  Expiration.  If  the  work  is  not  begun  under 
the  approved  plans  and  specifications  within  six 
months  from  the  date  of  approval,  such  plans  must 
be  again  submitted  for  approval.  Plans  and  speci- 
fications are  approved  under  the  condition  that 
such  approval  expires  by  its  own  limitation  within 
six  months  from  the  date  of  the  approval.  And 
when  one  plan  and  specification  has  been  submitted 
for  more  than  one  building,  this  rule  shall  apply  as 
to  each  of  said  buildings  as  if  said  plan  and  specifi- 
cation had  been  filed  for  such  building  only. 

H.  Change  in  Plans.  No  change  or  modification 
of  the  approved  plans  and  specifications  will  be 
permitted  unless  such  change  or  modification  be 
authorized  by  the  owner  or  agent,  submitted  to  the 
inspector,  and  approved  and  placed  on  file  as  in  the 
case  of  original  work. 

I.  Inspections.  The  inspector  must  be  notified 
by  the  plumber,  owner  or  his  agent,  when  the  work 
is  ready  for  inspection.  All  work  must  be  left  un- 
covered and  convenient  for  examination  until  in- 
spected and  approved.  No  notice  shall  be  sent  for 
any  inspection  until  the  work  is  entirely  ready  for 
thorough  inspection. 

Sec.  8.  Size  of  Pipes.  Size  of  house  drains,  soil 
and  waste  stacks,  main  and  branches: 

Twenty  (20)  square  feet  of  roof  or  yard  area 
in  horizontal  projection  counts  as  one  fixture. 

Three  feet  of  urinal  trough  or  wash  sink  counts 
as  one  fixture. 

One  bath  tub,  lavatory,  sink  or  smaller  fixture 
counts  as  one  fixture. 


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A  set  of  three  laundry  trays,  or  wash  stands, 
a  set  of  two  laundry  trays  with  sink  combined,  pro- 
vided they  are  made  in  one  fixture  counts  as  one 
fixture. 

One  pedestal  urinal  or  slop  hopper  sink  counts 
as  two  fixtures. 

One  water  closet  counts  as  four  fixtures. 
Dimensions  given  refer  to  the  inside  diameter. 


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Providing  that  the  number  of  water  closets 
on  any  soil  pipe,  with  or  without  other  fixtures,  shall 
never  exceed  the  number  given  in  either  of  the 
last  two  columns. 

The  number  of  fixtures  in  a  building  shall  de- 
termine the  size  of  the  house  drain  and  the  area  of 
the  soil  or  waste  stacks  shall  not  be  less  than  the 
area  of  the  house  drain. 

If  earthenware  drains  or  sewers  are  used  the 
diameter  of  the  pipe  shall  be  increased  one  size 
over  the  above  table. 

Sec.    9.    Size  of  Fixtures,  Traps  and  Waste.  .The 

size  (inside  diameter)  of  the  trap  and  waste 
branches  for  a  given  fixture  shall  never  be  less  than 


the  following: 

Side  in  Inches 

Kind  of  Fixture                          Trap  Branch 

Water  closets   3  3 

Slop  sink  with  trap  combined....  3  3 

Slop  sink  ordinary   2  2 

Lip  urinal    IV2  1% 

Pedestal  urinal    3  3 

Floor  drains  or  wash   3  3 

Yard  drains  or  catch  basins   3  3 

Urinal  troughs    2  2 

Laundry  trays    IY2  1% 

Kitchen  sinks  (residence)   1%  IV2 

Kitchen  sinks   (large),  hotel  or 

public   2  2 

Pantry  sinks   (large),  hotel  or 

public    2  2 

Pantry  or  bar  sink   1%  IV2 

Wash  basins,  one  only   1V±  1% 


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Bath  tubs  .   1%  1% 

Shower  baths    2  2 

Sitz  bath   1%  1% 

Drinking  fountains    l1/^  1% 

Fountain  cuspidors   1%  1% 

Soda  fountains   1%  1-54 

Befrigerator    1%  1% 


Sec.  10.  Size  of  Vent  Pipe  Stacks.  The  follow- 
ing table  gives  the  size  of  vent  and  the  maximum 
number  of  fixtures  that  they  shall  serve: 


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25 

1  (l%"trap) 

iy2" 

35 

3 

1 

2  " 

60 

12 

6 

3 

2%" 

90 

24 

12 

6 

3  " 

125 

48 

24 

12 

3%" 

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150 

100 

50 

25 

4  " 

180 

160 

80 

40 

5  " 

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240 

280 

140 

70 

6  " 

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330 

480 

240 

120 

For  five  (5)  inch  traps  and  over  the  vent  shall 
be  one-half  the  diameter  of  the  trap,  except  as  pre- 
scribed in  Section  25. 

If  the  length  of  a  branch  or  main  vent  pipe  is 
to  exceed  the  given  maximum,  the  above  diameter 
must  be  increased  to  the  tabulated  size  opposite 


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the  length  required,  irrespective  of  the  number  of 
traps  vented,  but  in  no  case  shall  the  main  vent  be 
more  than  the  adjoining  soil  pipe  or  waste  stack. 

MATERIALS,  QUALITY  AND  WEIGHTS 
EARTHENWARE  PIPE 

Sec.  11.  A.  Quality  of  Pipe.  All  earthenware 
pipe  and  fittings  shall  be  of  the  hub  and  spigot  pat- 
tern, cylindrical  in  section,  thoroughly  vitrified 
through  the  thickness  of  the  pipe-,,  and  thoroughly 
salt  glazed  over  the  entire  inner  and  outer  surfaces. 
Each  length  shall  be  of  a  uniform  caliber,  smooth 
bore  throughout,  without  twist  or  wind,  and  free 
from  fire  cracks,  blisters,  flaws  or  other  defects. 

Earthenware  pipe  used  for  tile  drains  shall  be 
without  hub  or  socket,  and  can  be  either  cylindrical 
or  D-shaped  in  section. 

OAST  IRON  PIPE 

B.  Quality  of  Pipe.  All  cast  iron  pipe  and  fit- 
tings shall  be  sound,  cylindrical  and  smooth,  free 
from  cracks,  sand  holes  and  other  defects,  of  a 
uniform  thickness  and  not  lighter  than  the  com- 
mercial grade  known  as  ' '  extra  heavy. ' ' 

Weights  of  Cast  Iron  Pipe.  Pipe  shall  not  weigh 
less  than  the  following  per  lineal  foot,  which 
weights  include  the  hubs: 

Diameter  of  Pipe  Weights  per  Ft, 

2-inch   5V2  pounds 

a  inch   9%  pounds 

4-inch   13  pounds 


V 


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5-  inch 

6 -  inch 

7 -  inch 

8-  inch 


17  pounds 
20  pounds 
27  pounds 
33%  pounds 


Coating  for  Cast  Iron  Pipes  and  Fittings.  All 

pipe  shall  be  coated  at  the  factory  for  underground 
use  with  asphaltum  or  coal  tar  pitch. 

Pipes  and  fittings  above  ground  may  be  plain 
or  coated  with  linseed  oil,  coal  oil,  asphaltum  or 
coal  tar  pitch. 

WROUGHT  IRON  AND  MILD  STEEL  PIPE 

C.  Thickness  and  Weight  of  Pipe.  All  wrought 
iron  or  mild  steel  pipe  used  for  soil,  waste  or  vent 
pipes  shall  be  galvanized,  and  not  lighter  than  the 
commercial  grade  known  as  "full  weight. 

D.  The  fittings  for  wrought  iron  or  mild  steel 
waste,  soil  and  refrigerator  waste  shall  be  cast 
or  malleable  iron  or  brass  recessed  drainage  fittings, 
with  smooth  interior  waterway  and  threads  tapped 
out  of  solid  metal,  so  as  to  give  a  uniform  grade 
to  branches  of  not  less  than  one-fourth  of  an  inch 
per  foot. 

Threaded  fittings  for  soil,  waste  and  vent  pipes 
shall  be  brass,  galvanized  malleable  iron  or  cast 
iron. 


E.  Weight  of  Lead  Pipe.  All  pipe  used  for 
branch  soil,  waste, .  vent  or  flush  pipes  shall  be  of 
the  best  quality  of  drawn  pipe,  of  not  less  weight 
per  lineal  foot  than  shown  in  the  following  table: 


LEAD  PIPE 


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Lead  branch  soil,  waste,  vent  or  flush  pipes,  in- 
cluding bends  and  traps. 

Internal  Diameter  Wgts.  per  Ft. 

1  inch   1  lb.  8  oz. 

li/i  inch   2  lb.  8  oz. 

IV2  inch   3  lb.  8  oz. 

2  inch   4  lb.  0  oz. 

3  inch  •   6  lb.  0  oz. 

4  inch   8  lb.  0  oz. 

Sec.  12.  A.  Brass  Pipe  and  Fittings.  Brass  pipe 
for  soil,  waste  and  vent  pipe  shall  be  thoroughly  an- 
nealed, seamless  drawn  or  brazed  tubing  having 
weight  and  outside  diameter  of  not  less  than  the 
following: 


Nominal 

Gauge 

Diameter 

No.  B.  &  S. 

Thickness 

Weights 

Inches 

Inches 

Pounds 

VA 

12 

5-64 

1.08 

12 

5-64 

1.32 

2 

12 

5-64 

1.79 

2y2 

10 

7-64 

2.82 

3 

10 

7-64 

3.41 

4 

8 

1-8 

5.74 

5 

8 

1-8 

7.22 

6 

8 

1-8 

8.71 

For  flush  and  local  vents  No.  18  gauge  may  be 
used.  Drawn  tubing  only  shall  be  used  for  the 
larger  sizes,  two  and  one-half  (2%)  inches  to  six 
(6)  inches,  and  brazed  tubing  may  be  used  for  the 
smaller  sizes,  one  and  one-quarter  (l1^)  to  two  (2) 
inches. 


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Brass  fittings  shall  be  of  good  quality  cast  brass 
having  a  thickness  in  their  walls  not  less  than  the 
tabular  thickness  given  above  for  the  corresponding 
brass  pipe.  The  thickness  of  the  tapped  ends  to  be 
one  and  one-half  (l1/^)  times  the  thickness  of  the 
corresponding,  pipe. 

Brass  Ferrules.  Brass  ferrules  shall  be  best  qual- 
ity, extra  heavy  cast  brass,  not  less  than  four 
and  one-half  (4%)  inches  long  and  2%,  Zy2  and 
4y2  inches  in  diameter,  and  not  less  than  the  fol- 
lowing weights: 

Diameter  Weights 

2!/4  inches   1  lb.    0  oz. 

3%  inches   1  lb.  12  oz. 

4%  inches   2  lb.    8  oz. 

Cup  or  similar  ferrules  shall  conform  with  the 
above  table. 

Soldering  Nipples.  Soldering  nipples  shall  be 
heavy  cast  brass,  or  of  brass  pipe  iron  pipe  size. 
When  cast,  they  shall  be  full  bore  and  not  less  than 
the  following  weights: 

Diameter  Weights 

l1/^  inches   0  lb.    6  oz. 

iy2  inches   0  lb.    8  oz. 

2  inches   0  lb.  14  oz. 

2y2  inches   1  lb.    6  oz. 

3  inches   2  lb.    0  oz. 

4  inches   3  lb.    8  oz. 


B.  Sheet  Lead.  Sheet  lead  for  roof  flashing  shall 
not  weigh  less  than  three  (3)  pounds  per  square 


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foot,  and  shall  extend  not  less  than  six  (6)  inches 
from  the  pipe  and  the  joint  shall  be  made  water 
tight. 

C.  Copper.  Copper  tubing  when  used  for  inside 
roof  conductors  or  leader  connections  shall  be  seam- 
less drawn  tubing,  not  less  than  number  fourteen 
(14)  B.  &  S.  gauge;  and  when  copper  is  used  for  roof 
conductors  or  leader  flashings  it  shall  be  not  less 
than  number  eighteen  (18)  B.  &  S.  gauge,  and  for 
local  vents  and  interior  ventilating  pipe  may  be 
spiral  of  gauge  number  twenty-six  (26). 

JOINTS  AND  CONNECTIONS 

Sec.  13.    A.    Water  and  Air-Tight  Joints,  All 

joints  and  connections  prescribed  under  this  title 
shall  be  made  gas  and  water-tight. 

B.  Earthenware  Pipes.  Joints  between  the  hub 
and  spigot  shall  be  half  filled  with  a  gasket  of 
oakum  and  then  by  finishing  the  joint  with  mortar 
made  of  one  (1)  part  fresh  Portland  cement  and  two 
(2)  parts  clean  sharp  sand. 

Each  joint  shall  be  carefully  banked,  wiped  and 
cleaned. 

C.  Earthenware  to  Iron  Pipe.  Underground 
joints  between  earthenware  and  iron  pipe  shall  be 
made  the  same  as  above  prescribed  for  earthenware 
pipe. 

D.  Cast  Iron  Pipe.  All  joints  in  cast  iron  shall 
be  made  with  pure  lead  well  calked  and  not  less 
than  one  (1)  inch  deep,  and  no  paint,  varnish  or 
putty  will  be  allowed  until  the  joints  have  been 
tested. 


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•  Oakum  or  other  efficient  method  shall  be  used 
to  prevent  the  lead  from  running  through  the  joint. 

E.  Wrought  Iron,  Mild  Steel  and  Brass  Pipe. 

Joints  in  galvanized  iron,  mild  steel  or  brass  pipe 
shall  be  standard  screw  joints,  and  all  burs  or  cut- 
tings shall  be  removed.  All  joints  shall  be  made  up 
of  white  or  red  lead  or  mineral  paint. 

F.  Wrought  Iron,  Mild  Steel  and  Brass  to  Cast 
Iron.  Connection  between  wrought  iron,  mild  steel 
or  brass  to  cast  iron  shall  be  either  a  calked  joint 
or  screwed  joint. 

All  unions  used  on  the  sewer  side  of  traps  shall 
be  ground  faced  and  shall  not  be  concealed  or  en- 
closed. 

No  slip  joint  connection  will  be  allowed  on  the 
sewer  side  of  the  trap. 

G.  Lead  Pipe.  Joints  in  lead  pipe  or  between 
lead  pipes,  and  pipes  of  brass  or  copper  shall  have 
an  exposed  surface  of  the  solder  to  each  side  of  the 
joint  of  at  least  three-quarters  (%)  of  an  inch. 

H.  Lead  to  Iron  Pipe.  Joints  between  lead  and 
iron  pipes  shall  be  made  by  extra  heavy  cast  or 
drawn  screw  nipple,  with  either  a  calked  joint  or  a 
soldered  nipple  with  a  threaded  joint  or  approved 
concaved  brass  bushings. 

Where  cup  or  similar  ferrules  are  used  they 
shall  extend  not  less  than  one-quarter  (1/4)  inch 
above  the  hub. 

I.  Earthenware  with  Metal  Floor  Connections. 

Fixtures  with  earthenware  traps  connected  directly 
with  soil  or  waste  pipes  shall  have  a  solid  brass 
floor  plate  not  less  than  three-sixteenths  (3-16)  of 


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an  inch  thick,  soldered  to  the  lead  bend  or  pipe, 
and  screwed  to  the  floor  where  joists  are  of  wood, 
and  where  brass  or  iron  is  used,  screwed  to  the 
same,  and  bolted  to  the  trap  flange.  Joint  shall  be 
made  gas-tight  with  an  asbestos  graphite  ring,  as- 
bestos string  gasket,  washer,  red  or  white  lead,  or 
perfect  screw  joint. 

In  wooden  joist  construction  the  connection  be- 
tween the  earthenware  and  soil  pipe  shall  have  at 
least  two  (2)  inches  of  lead  pipe  between  the 
wiped  joint  and  the  under  side  of  the  floor. 

J.  Increases  and  Reducers.  Where  different  sizes 
of  pipe  or  pipes  and  fittings  are  to  be  connected, 
proper  size  increasers  or  reducers,  pitched  to  ar. 
angle  of  forty-five  (45)  degrees  between  the  two 
sizes  shall  be  used. 

K.    Prohibited  Joints.    Any  fitting  or  connection 
<y  which  has  an  enlargement,  chamber  or  recess  with  a 
ledge,  shoulder  or  reduction  of  the  pipe  area  in  the 
direction  of  the  flow  on  the  outlet  or  drain  side  of 
any  trap  is  prohibited. 

L.  Expansion  Bolts.  Connections  or  hangers 
pipe  supports,  or  fixture  settings  with  masonary  or 
stone  backing  shall  be  made  wTith  expansion  bolts 
without  the  use  of  wrood  plugs. 

TRAPS 

Sec.  14.    Traps  and  Cleanouts. 

A.  Where  Used.  Each  single  fixture,  except  those 
wasting  as  prescribed  under  Section  26,  shall  be  sep- 
arately trapped  by  a  water  seal  trap,  placed  as  close 
to  the  fixtures  as  possible. 


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A  set  of  not  more  than  three  wash  trays  or 
ash  stands,  or  a  set  of  one  or  two  wash  trays  with 
ak  combined,  made  in  one  fixture,  may  connect 
ith  a  single  trap,  provided  the  trap  is  placed  cen- 
al  and  the  branches  connect  into  the  seal  of  the 
ap. 

B.  Kind  of  Traps,  Every  trap  shall  be  self- 
eaning.  No  form  of  trap  which  depends  upon  the 
;tion  of  movable  parts  for  its  seal  shall  be  used, 
to  trap  which  depends  upon  concealed  interior  parti- 
ons  for  its  seal  or  which  has  an  interior  partition 
tat,  in  case  of  defect,  would  allow  the  passage  of 
:wer  air,  shall  be  used. 

Traps  for  bath  tubs,  basins,  sinks  of  other  similar 
xtures  shall  be  made  of  lead,  brass,  galvanized 
on,  or  of  iron  porcelain  enameled  inside. 
'  Galvanlized  or  porcelain  enameled  iron  traps  shall 
3  extra  heavy  full  bore,  and  have  a  smooth  in- 
irior  water  way  and  threads  tapped  out  of  solid 
etal. 

Iron  drum  traps  shall  be  made  of  extra  heavy 
tst  or  malleable  iron,  galvanized  or  porcelain 
lameled  on  the  inside  and  the  drum  shall  not  exceed 
)ur  (4)  inches  in  diameter.     Drum  traps  shall  have 

water  seal  of  not  more  than  seven  (7)  inches 
or  less  than  two  (2)  inches. 

Every  drum  trap  shall  be  so  installed  that  the 
ater  seal  will  protect  the  trap  screw  from  sewer 
r. 

C.  Water  Seal.  Each  trap  shall  have  a  water 
^al  of  not  less  than  two  (2)  inches. 

D.  Cleanouts  and.  Vent  Connections.  Each  trap 
Iscept  those  in   combination  with  fixtures  where 


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the  trap  seal  is  plainly  visible  and  accessible  sha 
be  provided  with  a  brass  trap  screw. 

Traps  placed  between  the  floor  shall  have  a  bras 
trap  screw  for  cleaning,  in  plain  view  or  flush  wit 
the  floor,  or  readily  accessible  from  or  under  th 
floor. 

E.  Trap  Levels  and  Protection.  All  traps  sha! 
be  rigidly  supported  and  set  true  with  respect  t 
their  water  level,  and  shall  be  so  located  as  to  pro 
tect  their  seals. 

F.  Traps  Prohibited  on  Drains.  There  shall  b 
no  trap  at  the  foot  of  soil  or  waste  pipe  stacks  upoj 
the  house  drain  or  house  sewer  except  where  sucl 
drain  or  house  sewer  is  used  exclusively  for  eo]n 
ducting  rain  water  or  surface  water  to  a  hous. 
drain  or  house  sewer,  excepting  a  main  house  tra] 
will  be  permitted  on  the  house  drain,  provided  i 
vent  pipe  is  taken  from  both  sides  of  the  trap,  thi 
same  size  as  the  house  drain,  and  carried  separately 
to  the  roof,  and  located  as  for  roof  outlets. 

G.  Other  Waste  Fixtures  to  Water  Closet  Tra] 
Prohibited.  In  no  case  shall  the  waste  from  a  batl 
tub  or  other  fixture  be  connected  with  a  water  close1 
trap. 

H.  Overflow  Connections.  Overflow  pipes  frojj 
fixtures  shall  in  each  case  be  connected  on  the  ir 
let  side  of  the  trap. 

I.  Cellar  Drains.  Cellar  drains  will  be  permitted 
only  when  they  connect  to  a  trap  with  a  permanent 
water  seal. 


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CLEANOUTS 

Sec.  15.  A.  Size.  Clean  outs  shall  be  the  same 
M  as  the  pipe  up  to  four  (4)  inches  in  diameter 
M  not  less  than  four  (4)  inches  for  larger  pipe 
1  traps. 

B.  Material.  Screw  caps  for  cleanouts  shall  be 
J  extra  heavy  brass,  not  less  than  one-eighth  (%) 
1  an  inch  thick.  The  screw  cap  shall  have  a  solid 
,uare  or  hexagonal  nut  not  less  than  1  inch  high. 

le  body  of  a  cleanout  ferrule  shall  be  at  least 
Mai  in  weight  and  thickness,  to  the  calking  ferrule 
1  the  same  size  of  pipe.  The  engaging  part  shall 
'ive  no  less  than  six  threads  of  iron  pipe  size, 
Jid  be  tapered. 

1  0.  Where  Required.  Cleanouts  shall  be  provided 
I  follows:  At  the  foot  of  all  vertical  lines  of  soil 
pe,  and  at  the  end  of  each  horizontal  line.  The 
, stance  between  the  cleanouts  shall  not  exceed 
Jty  (50)  feet. 
There  shall  be  at  least  two  (2)  four  (4)  inch 
eanouts  provided  in  the  house  drain;  one  made 
nth  a  full-sized  Y-branch  just  inside  of  the  wall 
mx  the  house  drain  and  the  house  sewer  connec- 
ion,  and  the  second  near  the  end  of  the  house 
rain,  or  at  the  base  of  the  soil  or  waste  stack, 
itermediate  cleanouts  may  be  made  with  T's. 
1  Any  vertical  soil,  waste  or  vent  pipe  having  an 
iDening  readily  accessible  from  the  roof  and  with- 
it  change  of  direction  in  its  entire  length  shall 
J>t  be  required  to  be  provided  with  a  cleanout  other 
lan  at  its  base. 

.)  D.  Manhole.  All  underground  traps  and  clean- 
1 


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outs  inside  of  a  building,  except  where  the  clean, 
out  traps  are  flush  with  the  cellar  floor,  shall  b  , 
made  accessible  by  manholes  with  proper  metalli 
covers,  and  all  exterior  underground  traps  with  in 
accessible  cleanouts  shall  also  be  placed  in  manholes 
E.  Location.  All  traps  and  cleanouts  shall  b< 
located  so  as  to  be  easily  accessible  for  cleaning. 

GENERAL  REGULATIONS 

Sec.  16.  Grade  of  Horizontal  Pipes.  All  horizon 
tal  piping  shall  be  run  in  practical  alignment  and  a1 
a  uniform  grade  of  one-half  (%)  inch  per  foot  wher 
possible,  but  in  no  case  shall  the  grade  be  less  than 
one-quarter  (%)  of  an  inch  to  one  (1)  foot  for  soii 
or  waste  pipes,  house  drains  and  house  sewers;  and 
not  less  than  one-eighth  (%)  of  an  inch  per  foot 
for  vent  or  ventilating  pipes. 

B.  Change  of  Direction.  All  drainage  and  plumb- 
ing pipes  shall  be  rigidly  secured  or  supported  to 
keep  their  alignment  and  grade,  and  all  changes  of 
direction,  either  horizontal  or  vertical,  shall  be  made 
with  the  appropriate  use  of  "Y's, '■'  half  "Y'sJH 
sanitary  "T-YV  long  sweep  quarter,  sixth,  eighth 
or  sixteenth  bends,  with  short  niples  where  screw 
joints  are  used. 

Increase  or  reduction  in  size  shall  be  made  by 
the  use  of  a  proper  fitting. 

Every  vertical  line  of  soil  or  waste  pipe  shall 
have  no  less  than  eighteen  (18)  inches  of  iron  pipe 
run  horizontally  at  its  base. 

C.  Prohibited  Fittings.  No  double  hub,  double, 
T,  or  sanitary  T  branches  shall  be  used  on  hori- 


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ntal  runs,  nor  shall  double  hubs  or  straight 
>sses  be  used  on  the  soil  or  waste  pipe.  Saddle 
!bs  and  bands  are  in  all  cases  prohibited. 

D.  Offsets  in  Mains.  Offsets  in  the  mains  of  all 
icks  shall  be  avoided  if  possible,  but  when  un- 
I'oidable  they  shall,  if  possible,  be  made  with  f  orty- 

e  (45)  degree  fittings. 

E.  Dead  Ends.  In  the  installation  of  any  plumb- 
g  systems,  all  dead  ends  in  pipes  shall  be  avoided. 

F.  Drainage  Excavations.  All  excavations  re 
ired  to  be  made  for  the  installation  of  a  house 
linage  system,  or  any  part  thereof,  shall  be  open 
ench  work.  All  such  trenches  shall  be  kept  open 
itil  the  piping  has  been  inspected. 

tGr.  Relieving  Arches.  Where  pipes  pass  under 
'alls  the  same  shall  be  placed  under  openings,  and 
all  cases  where  pipes  pass  under  or  through  walls 
Ly  shall  be  provided  with  a  relieving  arch  or 
itel. 

Jh.  Stack  Supports.  All  free  standing  stacks 
aall  be  thoroughly  supported  on  concrete  or  mason- 
ic piers  at  their  base,  and  those  forty  (40)  feet  or 
ore  in  height  shall  also  be  provided  with  foot  rests 
;  their  base  and  also  with  floor  rests  or  supports  at 
/ery  ten  (10)  foot  intervals. 

'  The  pipe  supports  according  to  their  location 
,iall  be  made  either  with  heavy  iron  posts,  hangers, 
'all  brackets  or  steel  fittings,  concrete  or  masonry 
ers;  provided  that  no  brick  pier  shall  be  less  than 
ght  (8)  inches  square.  The  use  of  pipe  hooks 
|all  be  prohibited  for  larger  than  one  and  one-half 
)[%)  inch  pipes. 


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HOUSE  SEWERAGE  AND  DRAINS 
Sec.  17.  A.  Independent  System.  The  drainag 
and  plumbing  system  of  each  new  building  or  nev 
work  installed  in  an  existing  building  shall  be  en 
tirely  separate  and  independent  of  that  of  any  othe 
building,  except  as  provided  in  Section  17-B;  am 
wherever  available  every  building  shall  have  an  in 
dependent  connection  with  a  public  or  privat< 
sewer. 

B.  Exceptions  Permissible.  Where  one  buildinj 
stands  in  the  rear  of  another  on  an  interior  lot,  and 
no  private  sewer  is  available,  or  can  be  made  for  thj 
rear  building,  through  an  adjoining  alley,  court  yar, 
or  driveway,  the  house  drain  from  the  front  build 
ing  may  be  extended  to  the  rear  building  and  the 
whole  will  be  considered  as  one  house  drain. 

C.  Connections  with  Cesspools.  When  a  sewer  h 
not  available,  drain  pipes  from  buildings  may  be 
connected  with  cesspools  or  receiving  vaults  as 
prescribed  in  this  code;  provided,  however,  that  no 
water  closets  shall  be  connected  to  a  leaching  cess* 
pool. 

D.  Old  House  Sewers  and  Drains,  Old  house 
sewers  and  drains  may  be  used  in  connection  witli 
new  buildings  or  new  plumbing,  only  when  they  are! 
found  on  examination  and  test  to  conform  in  all 
respects  to  the  requirements  governing  new  sewers] 
or  drains,  as  prescribed  in  this  code.  If  the  old 
work  is  found  defective,  the  inspector  shall  notify 
the  owner  to  make  the  necessary  changes  to  con- 
form to  this  code. 

E.  House  Drains  Underground.    All  house  drains! 


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ill,  wherever  possible,  be  brought  into  the  build- 
r  underground  below  the  level  of  the  basement 
^cellar  floor. 

F.  Kind  of  Pipe.  All  house  drains  shall  be  of 
fcra  heavy  cast  iron  pipe,  with  well-leaded  and 
^Iked  joints,  or  of  earthenware  pipe  jointed  with 
~>rtar  composed  of  one  part  best  Portland  cement 
d  two  parts  clean  sharp  sand. 

p.  Drains  to  Curb.  Where  there  is  no  sewer  ac- 
jssible  the  drainage  of  surface  inlets  and  rain  water 
Wductors  shall  be  drained  separately  to  the  curb 
le  where  practicable  by  drain  pipes  not  less  than 
jar  (4)  inches  in  diameter  and  discharge  into  the 
"blic  gutter,  uless  otherwise  permitted  by  the 
oper  authority. 

RL  House  Sewer.  The  house  sewer,  beginning 
ree  (3)  to  five  (5)  feet  outside  the  building  wall, 
[all  consist  of  iron  pipe  (Section  8)  or  of  earthen- 
lire  pipes  one  (1)  size  larger. 

fcThey  shall  not  be  laid  closer  than  three  (3)  feet 
1  any  exterior  wall,  cellar,  basement,  well  or  cis- 
'rn,  or  less  than  two  (2)  feet  deep.  Change  in  di- 
ction shall  be  made  with  long  curves,  one-eighth 
[§)  bends  or  Y's. 

It.  The  interior  of  each  length  is  to  be  made  per- 
ctly  clean  and  free  of  cement  before  the  next 
iQgth  is  laid  down. 

'  J.  Where  the  ground  is  made  or  filled  in  or  badly 
(aversed,  by  tree  roots,  especially  under  durably 
;ade  pavements,  the  inspector  may  require  extra 
;avy  iron  pipe  with  the  joints  properly  caulked 
ith  lead.  All  vitrified  pipes  must  be  faultless 
|ith  good  bells  to  insure  right  joints. 


t 


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YARD,  SUBSOIL  AND  OTHER  DRAINS. 

Sec.  18.     A.     Drainage  of  Yards   and  Area 

When  yard  and  area  drains  are  connected  with  th 
house  drains  each  shall  be  effectively  trapped;  o 
the  various  drains  from  the  yards  and  areas  may  b 
connected  together  and  be  controlled  by  a  singl 
trap. 

Traps  shall  be  installed  for  drains  which  connec 
directly  with  a  sewer  intended  to  carry  surfac 
water. 

B.  Earthenware  Yard  Drains.  Barn,  stable 
yard  and  roof  leader  drains  may  be  of  earthenwar 
and  all  such  drains  shall  be  trapped  and  connects 
with  the  house  sewer  at  any  convenient  point. 

No  earthenware  yard  drain,  or  drains  fron 
kitchen  sinks  shall  be  less  than  four  (4)  inches. 

Overflow  pipes  from  cisterns  shall  not  conned 
direct  with  any  house  sewer. 

0.  Subsoil  Drains.  Where  subsoil  drains  at 
placed  under  the  cellar  floor  or  used  to  encircle  the 
outer  walls  of  a  building,  the  same  shall  be  made  of 
open  jointed  four  (4)  inch  drain  tile. 

Open  jointed  drain  tile  shall  be  properly  trapped 
with  a  permanent  wTater  seal  before  entering  the 
house  drain. 

D.   Exhaust,  Blow-Off  and  Drip  Pipe  Connections. 

The  exhaust,  blow-off,  sediment  or  drip  pipe  from  a 
steam  boiler  shall  not  connect  directly  with  anv 
sewer,  drain,  soil  or  waste  pipe.  Such  pipes  shall 
discharge  into  the  top  and  above  the  line  of  dis- 
charge of  a  suitable  closed  tank  or  condenser  made 
of  wrought  or  cast  iron,  provided  with  a  relief. 


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pipe,  of  at  least  three  (3)  inches  in  diameter,  extend- 
ing to  the  outer  air  above  the  roof. 

The  waste  from  said  tank  or  condenser  shall  be 
taken  from  the  bottom  and  be  at  least  one  size 
larger  than  the  inlet,  but  not  less  than  three  (3) 
inches  in  diameter,  and  provided  with  a  trap  that 
has  a  seal  of  not  less  than  twenty-four  (24)  inches 
and  wherever  possible  shall  connect  to  the  house 
sewer  and  not  to  the  house  drain. 

E.  Hot  Water  Discharge  Prohibited.  Water 
heated  to  over  one  hundred  and  forty  (140)  degrees 
Fahrenheit,  shall  not  be  allowed  to  enter  any  street 
sewer,  drain  or  lateral. 

When  blow-off  tanks  discharge  water  at  a  higher 
temperature  they  shall  be  provided  with  a  cooling 
device. 

F.  Elevator  Connections.  All  direct  connected 
hydraulic  elevators,  lifts  or  pressure  machines  shaH 
be  provided  with  an  intermediate  tank  of  sufficient, 
capacity  so  as  to  discharge  its  waste  without  pres- 
sure into  any  sewer,  drain,  soil  or  waste  pipe.  Such 
tanks  shall  be  trapped  and  where  there  is  danger 
of  back  pressure  from  the  sewer  there  shall  be  placed 
on  its  outlet  side  a  sewer  or  back-water  valve. 

ROOF,  CONDUCTORS  AND  LEADERS 

Sec.  19.    A.    Conductors  Not  to  Connect  .  The 

metallic  conductors  or  roof  leaders  or  downspout 
wastes,  and  the  surface  and  ground  water  drains, 
wherever  possible,  shall  be  connected  with  a  sewer. 

B.  Inside  Conductors  and  Roof  Leaders.  When 
placed  within  the  walls  of  any  building  or  run  in 


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an  inner  court,  or  ventilating  or  pipe  shaft,  all  con- 
ductors or  roof  leaders  shall  be  constructed  as  pre- 
scribed for  soil  pipe. 

C.  Connections  with  Conductors  Prohibited.  Con- 
ductor pipes  shall  not  be  used  as  soil,  waste  or  vent 
pipes,  nor  shall  any  soil,  waste  or  vent  pipes  be 
used  as  conductors. 

D.  Defective  Conductor  Pipes.  .When  an  exist- 
ing sheet  metal  conductor  pipe  within  the  walls  of 
any  building  becomes  defective,  such  conductor 
shall  be  replaced  by  one  which  conforms  to  this 
code. 

E.  Outside  Conductors,  When  outside  conduc- 
tors or  downspouts  of  sheet  metal  are  connected  with 
the  house  drain,  they  shall  be  so  connected  by  the 
use  of  not  less  than  one  length  of  extra  heavy  cast 
iron  pipe  extending  vertically  at  least  four  (4)  feet 
above  the  grade  line. 

F.  No  storm  water  or  roof  water  leader  shall  at 
any  time  be  led  into  or  connected  with  the  separate 
or  sanitary  system  of  sewers,  or  led  into  or  connected 
with  any  soil  pipe  or  house  drain,  or  house  sewer 
tributary  to  the  separate  or  sanitary  system  of 
sewers. 

G.  Roof  Extensions.  All  soil  and  waste  pipes 
receiving  the  discharge  of  any  fixtures  shall  be  ex- 
tended the  full  calibre  at  least  two  (2)  feet  above 
the  roof  and  at  least  five  (5)  feet  when  such  roof  is 
used  for  other  purposes  than  weather  covering  the 
building. 

In  no  case  shall  a  vent  pipe  through  the  roof  be 
less  than  four  (4)  inches  in  diameter  nor  more  than 
three  (3)  feet  high. 


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Change  in  diameter  shall  be  made  by  long  in- 
creaser,  at  least  one  (1)  foot  below  roof. 

H.  Roof  Joints.  The  joint  at  the  roof  shall  be 
made  water-tight  by  the  use  of  the  proper  sheet  cop- 
per or  lead  plate,  with  a  sleeve  not  less  than  six 
(6)  inches  long  made  to  fit  the  pipe  tightly.  Plate 
shall  be  not  less  than  one  foot  six  inches  (V  6") 
square. 

I.  Terminals.  The  roof  terminals  of  all  vent 
pipes  shall  be  at  least  three  (3)  feet  above  any 
door,  window,  scuttle  or  air  shaft  when  located  at 
distances  less  than  twelve  (12)  feet  from  such 
terminal. 

J.  Terminals  Adjoining  High  Buildings.  No  soil, 
waste  or  vent  pipe  extension  of  any  new  or  existing 
building  shall  be  run  or  placed  on  the  outside  of  a 
wall,  but  shall  be  carried  up  in  the  inside  to  the 
roof. 

In  the  event  that  a  new  building  is  built  higher 
than  an  existing  building,  the  owner,  of  the  new 
building  shall  not  locate  windows  within  twelve  (12) 
feet  of  any  existing  vent  stack  on  the  lower  build- 
ing, unless  the  owner  of  such  new  building  shall 
defray  the  expenses  of,  or  shall  himself  make  such 
alteration  to  conform  with  this  section. 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  owner  of  the  lower 
or  existing  building  to  make  such  alteration  therein 
upon  the  receipt  in  advance  of  money,  or  security 
therefor,  sufficient  for  the  purpose,  from  the  owner 
of  the  new  or  higher  building,  or  to  permit  at  the 
election  of  the  owner  of  the  new  or  higher  building 
the  making  of  such  alteration  by  the  owner  of  said 
new  or  higher  building. 


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SOIL,  WASTE  AND  VENT  PIPES 

Sec.  20.  A.  Material  Used.  All  main  and 
branch  soil,  waste  and  vent  and  back  vent  pipes 
shall  be  of  iron,  lead,  brass  or  copper. 

B.  Soil  and  Waste  Pipe  Stacks.  Every  building 
in  which  water  closets  are  installed  shall  have  at 
least  one  four  (4)  inch  soil  pipe  stack  extending 
through  the  roof. 

Where  it  is  impractical  to  use  four  (4)  inch  soil 
pipe  for  water  closets,  three  (3)  inch  soil  pipe  may 
be  used  for  vertical  stacks  for  the  reception  of 
wastes  from  one  water  closet  and  three  small  fix- 
tures, or  one  water  closet  and  slop  sink,  or  two 
water  closets,  provided,  that  there  is  one  four  (4) 
inch  stack  in  the  building  and  no  part  of  the  build- 
ing in  which  the  stack  is  placed  shall  be  more  than 
three  (3)  stories  in  height.  No  vent  pipe  shall  be 
used  as  a  waste  or  soil  pipe. 

C.  Branch  Soil  and  Waste  Extensions.  Any  ver- 
tical branch  arising  more  than  ten  (10)  feet  or  any 
lateral  branch  running  more  than  twenty-five  (25) 
feet  from  the  main  house  drain,  shall  be  continued 
full  size  to  a  point  above  the  roof,  or  may  be  re- 
turned to  the  main,  soil  or  waste  vent  pipe  full  size. 

D.  Vents;  Length  from  Trap.  For  the  purpose 
of  obtaining  a  direct  rising  vent  from  a  vertical 
waste  line  a  fixture  trap  immediately  under  a  small 
fixture  waste  shall  be  placed  not  more  than  twenty- 
four  (24)  inches  from  the  vertical  waste  and  vent 
line,  measured  between  the  center  of  the  waste  out- 
let of  the  fixture  and  the  center  of  the  waste  and 
vent,  provided  that  the  point  of  entry  into  the 


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vertical  waste  line  is  not  lower  than  the  bend  of  the 
trap. 

For  water  closets,  pedestal  urinals,  and  trap  stand- 
ard slop  sinks  the  distance  allowed  between  the 
waste  opening  in  the  floor  or  wall  and  back  vent 
shall  not  be  more  than  twenty-four  (24)  inches  de- 
veloped length. 

E.  Main  Vents.  All  main  vents  shall  be  run  un- 
diminished and  connected  full  size  at  their  base  to 
the  main  waste  or  soil  pipe  at  or  below  the  lowest 
fixture  branch  and  shall  be  extended  above  the  roof. 
They  may  be  connected  with  the  adjoining  soil  or 
waste  vent  three  (3)  feet  above  the  highest  fixtures 
on  more  than  six  (6)  floors  unless  the  size  of  pipe 
be  increased  in  diameter  to  the  combined  area  of 
the  main  soil  and  waste  vents  to  be  served. 

F.  Circuit,  Loop  and  Continuous  Vents.  Every 
branch  soil  or  waste  pipe  to  which  a  group  of  two 
(2)  and  not  more  than  eight  (8)  water  closets, 
pedestal  urinals  or  trap  standard  slop  sinks  are  con- 
nected, may  be  vented  by  a  circuit  or  loop  vent, 
provided  such  horizontal  branch  does  not  exceed 
twenty-five  (25)  feet  in  length,  and  the  fixtures  are 
within  the  prescribed  twenty-four  (24)  inch  limit 
from  the  branch  forming  the  circuit  vent.  Connec- 
tions from  such  branch  shall  be  taken  from  Y  or 
T-Y  branches.  The  vent  shall  be  taken  off  in  front 
of  the  last  fixture  connection,  and  must  rise  at  an 
angle  of  forty-five  (45)  degrees  to  vertical  to  a 
point  six  (6)  inches  above  the  top  of  the  highest 
fixtures  before  offsetting  horizontally  or  connecting 
to  the  branch,  main,  waste  or  soil  vent. 


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Where  fixtures  discharge  above  such  branch,  each 
branch  shall  be  provided  with  a  relief  vent  one-half 
(Y2)  the  diameter  of  the  soil  or  waste  stack  taken 
off  in  front  of  the  first  fixture  connection  and  raise 
at  an  angle  of  forty-five  (45)  degrees  to  vertical 
to  a  point  six  (6)  inches  above  the  top  of  the  high- 
est fixture  before  being  offset  horizontally  or  con- 
necting to  the  branch,  main,  waste  or  soil  vent. 

The  main  soil  or  waste  stack  shall  be  offset  at 
every  fourth  story  containing  fixtures,  immediately 
below  the  branch,  soil  or  waste  connection. 

The  soil  and  waste  pipes  shall  conform  to  the 
sizes  prescribed  under  Section  8. 

The  main  vent  pipe  shall  conform  to,  and  the 
branch  vent  pipe  shall  be  one  full  size  larger  than 
the  sizes  prescribed  under  Section  10. 

Sec.  21.    A.    Branch  Vent  and  Connections.  All 

branch  vent  and  back  vent  pipes  shall  be  free  from 
drops  and  sags  and  be  so  graded  and  connected  as 
to  drip  back  to  the  soil  or  waste  pipe  by  gravity. 

On  horizontal  runs  such  connections  shall  be  taken 
off  above  the  center  lines  as  near  the  crown  as 
possible,  and  rise  above  such  crown  before  being 
offset  horizontally. 

Horizontal  vents  below  the  water  line  of  the 
fixture  to  be  served  shall  be  offset  to  vertical  at 
the  nearest  partition  and  the  vertical  run  shall  not 
be  connected  less  than  six  (6)  inches  above  said 
fixtures. 

B.  Common  Vents  for  Fixtures.  Where  bath 
rooms,  water  closets  or  other  fixtures  are  located 
on  opposite  sides  of  a  wall  or  partition,  or  are  di 
rectly  adjacent  to   each  other  in  an  inseparable 


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dwelling,  such  fixtures  may  have  a  common  soil  or 
waste  pipe  and  vent  pipe  stack. 

C.  Traps  Back  Vented.  Every  fixture  trap  shall 
be  protected  from  siphonage  and  back  pressure  and 
air  circulation  assured  by  means  of  a  vent  or  back 
vent  pipe. 

D.  Back  Venting  Water  Closets.  No  earthen- 
ware fixture  with  trap  combined  shall  be  provided 
with  a  back  vent  horn.  Every  water  closet,  pedestal 
urinal  and  slop  sink,  when  located  more  than  three 
(3)  feet  developed  length  from  the  soil  stack,  or 
with  other  fixtures  above  them,  shall  be  back  vented 
from  the  soil  or  waste  branch,  and  preferably  on 
the  top  of  the  branch.  When  connected  with  Mie 
vertical  arm  of  the  bend  it  shall  be  made  above 
the  top  of  the  horizontal  branch. 

E.  Back  Vents  Not  Required,  (a)  Where  two 
(2)  water  closets  located  on  the  same  floor  discharge 
into  a  double  sanitary  T  or  T-Y  in  a  soil  or  waste 
stack,  they  need  not  be  back  vented  if-  such  fix- 
tures do  not  exceed  the  three  (3)  foot  limit  without 
other  fixtures  above  them. 

(b)  When  two  fixtures  other  than  water  closets 
discharge  into  a  double  sanitary  T  or  T-Y,  and  there 
are  no  other  fixtures  discharging  above  them,  said 
fixtures  may  be  back  vented  through  a  common  vent 
or  back  vent  pipe. 

(c)  No  back  vents  shall  be  required  on  a  back 
water  trap  or  sub-soil  catch  basin  trap. 

(d)  The  waste  of  a  bath  tub  basin,  or  sink,  may 
be  connected  to  a  Y  or  T-Y  fitting  between  the 
closet  bend  and  the  stack  without  reventing  the 


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closet  bend  providing  there  are  no  other  fixtures 
discharging  above,  or  they  may  connect  to  the  lead 
bend  where  lead  pipe  is  used  under  the  bath  room 
floor. 

(e)  Cellar  floor  drains  connecting  to  the  house 
drain  in  front  of  a  soil  or  waste  stack  and  provided 
with  a  trap  that  has  a  water  seal  of  not  less  than 
three  (3)  inches,  or  discharges  into  the  inlet  side 
of  a  downspout,  trap,  need  not  be  back  vented. 

LOCATION  OF  FIXTURES 

Sec.  22.  A.  No  water  closet,  urinal  or  slop  sink 
shall  be  located  in  any  room  or  apartment  which 
does  not  contain  a  window  placed  in  an  external 
wall  of  the  building,  or  is  not  provided  with  a  sys- 
tem of  ventilation,  said  window  shall  open  directly 
upon  the  street  or  court  of  at  least  six  (6)  square 
feet  in  area,  the  width  of  which  shall  not  be  less 
than  one  foot.  Said  court  must  be  located  entirely 
upon  the  same  property  as  the  building.  Compart- 
ments containing  not  more  than  four  (4)  water 
closets  or  their  equivalent  shall  be  located  in  an 
apartment  containing  windows  placed  in  the  ex- 
ternal wall  of  the  building  or  shall  be  provided  with 
a  mechanical  system  of  ventilation  which  will 
change  the  air  at  normal  temperature  at  least  six 
(6)  times  per  hour. 

B.  Compartments  containing  more  than  four  (4) 
water  closets  or  their  equivalent,  shall  be  located 
either  in  an  apartment  containing  windows  and  pro- 
vided with  a  gravity  or  mechanical  system  of  venti- 
lation which  will  change  the  air  at  normal  tempera- 
ture not  less  than  six  (6)  times  per  hour,  or  may 


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placed  in  a  compartment  without  windows  in  the 
;ernal  wall  of  the  building,  providing  a  mechanical 
*tem  of  ventilation  is  installed  which  will  change 
3  air  at  normal  temperature  not  less  than  six  (6) 
res  per  hour. 

Ventilation  from  toilet  rooms  shall  be  separate 
i  distinct  and  have  no  connection  whatever  with 
3  other  ventilating  ducts  in  the  building. 

IFRIGERATOR,  SAFE  AND  SPECIAL  WASTES 

Sec.  23.  A.  Refrigerator,  Safe  and  Special 
istes.  No  plumbing  fixtures  except  a  bar  sink, 
ital  or  fountain  cuspidor,  soda  fountain,  or  drink- 
i  fountain  shall  be  installed  with  an  indirect  waste 
mection  to  the  plumbing  and  drainage  system, 
e  waste  of  every  bar  sink,  dental  or  fountain 
rpidor,  soda  fountain,  and  drinking  fountain,  if 
j  directly  connected,  shall  discharge  over  a 
)perly  water  supplied,  trapped  and  vented  sink, 
may  discharge  into  a  cellar  floor  drain.  The 
e  of  the  waste  pipe  shall  conform  to  the  table  in 
3tion  8.  Each  fixture  opening  shall  be  separately 
>pped. 

^o  back  vents  shall  be  required,  but  when  fix- 
es have  a  common  waste  pipe  and  are  located 
or  above  the  second  floor,  the  waste  pipe  shall  be 
ended  throughout  the  roof. 

^loor  drains,  safe  refrigerator,  and  ice  box  waste 
•es  shall  be  installed  with  an  indirect  connection 
the  plumbing  and  drainage  system.  They  shall 
charge  over  a  properly  water  supplied,  trapped 
1  vented  sink,  publicly  placed,  not  more  than 
ir  (4)  feet  above  the  floor,  or  may  discharge  into 


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a  cellar  floor  drain.  In  no  case  shall  any  refri^ 
erator  or  safe  waste  pipe  discharge  over  a  sink  k 
cated  in  a  room  used  for  living  purposes.  Eac 
fixture  opening  shall  be  separately  trapped. 

B.  Floor  drains  in  toilet  rooms  shall  be  connecte 
direct  to  soil  stack  or  drain  and  back  vented. 

The  branches  or  vertical  lines  shall  be  made  b 
Y  or  T-Y  fittings  and  cleanouts  provided  to  contrc 
the  horizontal  part  of  the  waste  pipe. 

This  rule  does  not  apply  to  any  other  fixture  nc 
will  any  other  fixture  be  allowed. 

O.    Overflow  Pipes.    The  overflow  pipes  from 
water  supply  tank  shall  not  be  directly  connecte 
with  any  drain,  soil  or  waste  pipe.    Such  pipe  sha 
discharge  upon  the  roof  or  be  trapped  into  an  ope 
fixture  and  discharge. 

D.  Urinal  Safes.  Urinal  platforms  and  saf( 
shall  not  be  directly  connected  with  any  drain,  so, 
or  waste  pipe,  except  when  used  in  combinatic 
with  a  urinal  floor  gutter. 

The  outlet  of  such  gutter  shall  be  provided  wi^ 
a  brass  strainer  with  arrangements  for  flushing  tt 
same  while  in  use. 

If  such  safe  waste  also  serves  as  a  floor  was 
outlet  the  trap  shall  be  at  least  three  (3)  inches  : 
diameter. 

E.  Kitchen  Wastes.  Kitchen  or  other  grea^ 
wastes  from  hotels,  restaurants,  club  houses,  publ 
institutions  or  other  establishments  in  which  nun 
cooking  is  done  or  greasy  wastes  obtain,  shall  1 
intercepted  by  a  catch-basin  or  a  grease  trap,  ar 
then  conducted  to  the  house  sewer. 


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F.  Stable  and  Garage  Wastes.  All  liquid  wastes 
rom  barns,  stables,  garages,  manure  pits  and  stable 
ards  shall  be  intercepted  before  entering  the  sewer 
y  a  suitable  catch-basin,  properly  trapped.  Said 
a,tch-basin  shall  be  provided  with  a  vent  not  less 
lan  two  (2)  inches  continued  through  the  roof. 

FIXTURES 

i  Sec.  24.  A.  Materials.  All  receptacles  used  for 
ater  closets,  urinals  or  otherwise  for  the  disposal 
I  human  excreta,  shall  be  either  vitrified  earthen- 
are,  hard  natural  stone  or  cast  iron  white  porce- 
in  enameled  on  inside.  If  cast  iron  is  used,  it 
>iall  be  enameled  or  painted  on  the  outside  with  at 
ast  three  (3)  coats  of  non-absorbent  and  non- 
erosive  paint. 

!  B.  Water  Closet  Bowls.  The  bowls  and  traps  for 
ater  closets  shall  be  made  in  one  piece  and  of  such 
[iape  and  form  as  to  hold  a  sufficient  quantity  of 
ater  when  filled  up  to  trap  overflow  so  as'to  com- 
etely  submerge  any  matter  deposited  in  them  and 
^operly  flush  and  scour  the  soil  pipe  when  the  con- 
(nts  of  the  bowl  are  discharged,  except  that  noth- 
H  in  this  section  shall  apply  to  latrin  closets. 

C.  Visible  Trap  Seal.  All  water  closets,  pedestal 
'inals  or  slop  sinks  with  trap  combined,  shall  have 
rsible  trap  seals. 

D.  Flushing  Rims.  All  water  closets,  or  pedestal 
inals  shall  be  provided  with  flushing  rims,  con- 
ducted so  as  to  flush  the  entire  interior  surface  of 

e  bowl  thereof  with  water  as  prescribed  in  a 
bsequent  section  of  this  title. 


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E.  Open  Plumbing.  All  plumbing  fixtures  sha 
be  installed  or  set  free  and  open  from  all  enclosin 
work. 

All  pipes  from  fixtures  shall  be  run  to  the  wa 
where  possible.  This  does  not  include  water  closet 
pedestal  urinals,  or  trap  standard  slop  sinks. 

F.  Low  Down  Closets.  Water  closets  with  lo 
down  tanks  shall  be  of  syphon  pattern  provide 
with  refilling  device. 

G.  Water  Closets  Prohibited.  Pan,  valv 
plunger,  offset,  washout  and  other  water  closet 
except  latrines,  have  invisible  seals  or  an  unvent 
lated  space,  or  the  walls  of  which  are  not  thorough 
washed  at  each  discharge  are  prohibited. 

Long  hopper  water  closets  and  similar  applianc 
shall  not  hereafter  be  installed,  except  as  provich 
in  Section  26. 

The  provisions  of  this  section  shall  also  app 
to  the  dry  closet  system  or  other  system  of  clost 
in  which  the  venting,  back  venting  or  local  venti: 
is  to  be  made  otherwise  than  in  this  code  pi 
scribed. 

H.  Urinals.  All  urinals,  troughs  or  gutte 
other  than  those  heretofore  prescribed,  shall 
constructed  of  materials  impervious  to  moisture  a 
that  will  not  corrode  under  the  action  of  urii 
When  floor  gutters  are  used  as  urinals  the  guttt 
shall  be  made  with  Portland  cement  or  other  i 
pervious  material  and  the  floor  and  walls  with 
five  (5)  feet  of  such  gutter  shall  be  made  equa 
water  tight  and  impervious.  In  districts  having 
sewer  connections  copper  or  galvanized  iron  urii 


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Roughs  may  be  used  in  outhouses,  sheds,  barns  aud 
:/   yards  and  at  least  twenty   (20)   feet  distant 
ora  any  building  of  a  better  grade. 

1 1.  Wooden  Trays  and  Sinks.  Fixed  wooden  wash 
ays  or  sinks  are  prohibited  in  any  building  or  part 
I  building  designed  or  used  for  human  habitation, 
j  J.  No  new  copper-lined  wooden  bath  tub  shall 
I  installed,  nor  shall  any  old  fixture  of  this  class 
1  reconnected  in  any  location  where  it  had  not 
ten  previously  set.  Any  defective  bath  tub  con- 
tinued by  the  inspector  shall  be  removed. 

Sec.     25.    A.     Latrines    and    Range  Closets. 

!atrine  or  range  closets  shall  be  made  of  cast  iron 
ith  all  interior  surface  white  porcelain  enameled 
iid  all  other  surfaces  coated  with  non-corrosive 
'lint;  or,  latrines  or  range  closets  may  be  of  vitrous 
irthenware  thoroughly  glazed. 

'  Latrines  or  range  closets  shall  have  flushing  rims 
|  other  means  of  adequately  flushing  the  front  and 
(ar  inside  surfaces  constantly  or  at  intervals.  If 
Bes  are  used  for  such  purposes  they  shall  be  made 
:  brass. 

B.  Latrines  or  range  closets  shall  be  provided 
ith  automatic  dumping  tanks  which  shall  dis- 
large  at  intervals  of  not  more  than  ten  (10)  min- 
xes, and  supply  to  each  single  urine  or  range 
oset  not  less  than  ten  (10)  gallons  of  water  at 
tch  discharge.  The  entire  volume  of  water  shall 
f  delivered  at  once  at  one  end  of  the  latrine,  or 
tnge  closet,  passing  over  the  entire  length  of  the 
;ime  and  discharging  at  the  other  end  through  the 
wer  trap.    Latrines  in  school  buildings  shall  be 


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flushed  at  least  every  three  minutes  during  recesl 
periods. 

The  bottom  of  latrines  or  range  closets  shall 
have  a  depression  under  the  center  of  each  seat! 
that  shall  retain  a  body  of  water  at  least  one  an  J 
one-half  (IV2)  inches  deep  over  an  area  of  six 
inches  in  diameter,  gradually  diminishing  in  all 
directions  so  that  the  surface  water  retained  shal 
not  be  less  than  sixty  (60)  square  inches. 

There  shall  be  an  opening  back  of  each  sea 
of  not  less  than  ten  (10)  square  inches  of  area 
covered  by  a  screen  of  non-corroding  material. 

The  local  vent  duct  within  four  (4)  feet  0 
the  floor  line  shall  be  of  not  less  than  No.  27  cop 
per,  with  riveted  and  soldered  joints,  shall  b 
graduated  in  size  in  proportion  to  the  fixture 
added,  and  shall  be  installed  in  such  a  manner  a 
to  be  self-draining. 

Where  electric  current  or  water  pressure  is  avai' 
able,  local  vent  ducts  shall  be  connected  to  a  ver 
tilating  flue  provided  with  an  electric  or  hydrauli 
exhaust  fan  of  such  capacity  or  sizes  as  to  creat 
sufficient  draught  to  carry  off  all  offensive  odon 
Where  electric  current  or  water  pressure  is  nC| 
available,  ventilating  flues  with  stack  heaters  sha 
be  provided. 

Covers  shall  be  so  attached  that  all  interior  su: 
faces   of  the  latrines  and  range   closets   can  bR 
exposed  to  view. 

No  latrine  or  range  closet  shall  have  more  tha 
eight  (8)  compartments  and  each  latrine  or  ran^ 
closet  shall  have  a  separate  trap  not  less  than  si 


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6)  inches  with  a  four  (4)  inch  cleanout  which  be 
ack  vented  by  a  four-inch  pipe. 

I  There  shall  be  an  iron  top  for  each  latrine  or 
tange  closet  section  porcelain  coated  on  the  under 
tide  and  each  iron  top  shall  be  covered  by  a  square 
jak  seat  and  lid  properly  re-enforced. 
!  Wood  seats  shall  be  thoroughly  painted  on  the 
tottom  and  be  varnished  throughout,  put  together 
dth  brass  hinges,  cast  iron  braces  and  brackets 
,o  make  them  close  when  not  held  up,  and  so 
.quipped  that  they  cannot  be  tampered  with  and 
an  be  easily  opened  for  cleaning. 

Latrines  and  range  closets  shall  be  substantially 
irpported  and  be  graduated  for  the  proper  fall 
jowards  the  outlet. 

Sec.  26.  A.  Frost-Proof  Closets;  Where  Permis- 
ible.  Frost-proof  closets  may  only  be  installed  in 
ompartments  which  have  no  direct  conection  with 
ny  building  used  for  human  habitation  or  occu- 
pancy. The  soil  pipe  between  the  hopper  and  the 
rap  shall  not  be  less  than  four  (4)  inches  in  diame- 
er,  and  shall  be  either  lead  or  cast  iron.  - 

1  B.  Water  Supply  to  Fixtures.  All  water  closets, 
•rinals  or  other  plumbing  fixtures  shall  be  provided 
vith  a  sufficient  supply  of  water  for  flushing,  to 
:'eep  them  in  a  proper  and  sanitary  condition. 

C.  Water  Closet  Supply.  No  water  closet  or 
^rinal  bowl  shall  be  supplied  directly  from  the 
vater  supply  pipes,  excepting  anti-freezing  closets, 
?f  by  an  improved  flushometer  valve.  Every 
^ater  closet  or  urinal  bowl  shall  be  indirectly 
lushed  through  a  flushing  tank  of  at  least  four 


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(4)  gallons  capacity  for  each  water  closet,  ai 
two  (2)  gallons  for  each  urinal.  The  tank  shall  1 
properly  supplied  with  water  and  the  flush  pipe 
the  water  closet  or  urinal  shall  be  at  least  one  ai 
one-quarter  (l1^)  inches  in  diameter,  except  f 
outside  hoppers  and  urinals. 

D.  Flushing   Tanks;    Groups   of  Fixtures. 

group  of  urinals,  on  the  same  floor,  subject  to  co 
stant  use  as  in  schools  and  factories  may  be  su 
plied  from  one  (1)  tank,  if  provided  with  an  aut 
matic  simultaneous  flush  provided  that  each  i 
dividual  urinal  shall  receive  not  less  than  one  ( 
gallon  of  water  at  each  flushing  and  the  dischar, 
of  such  force  as  to  cleanse  such  individual  be 
at  each  flush. 

E.  Automatic  Flushing  Tanks.    All  urinals  ha 
ing  either  intermittent  or  automatic  flushing  <; 
vices  shall  be  flushed  at  regular  intervals  not 
exceed  ten    (10)    minutes   each   during  the  hou 
that  such  fixtures  are  in  use. 

F.  Urinal  Trough  and  Gutters.  Urinal  troug 
and  gutters  shall  be  flushed  either  by  an  automat 
flushing  tank  the  same  as  required  for  individu 
urinals,  or  may  be  flushed  by  a  direct  water  supp 
through  a  brass  pipe  carried  the  full  length  of  t 
trough,  perforated  every  two  (2)  inches. 

G.  Flushing  Tanks.  All  valves  of  flushing  tan 
shall  be  so  fitted  and  adjusted  as  to  prevent  t 
waste  of  water.  The  water  from  flushing  tan 
shall  be  used  for  no  other  purpose. 


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TOILET  ROOMS. 

Sec.  27.  A.  Toilet  Room  Floors.  All  floors  in 
toilet  rooms,  water  closet  compartments,  or  any 
other  enclosure  where  plumbing  fixtures  are  used 
within  the  building,  shall  have  a  waterproof  floor 
and  -base  made  of  non-absorbent  indestructible 
waterproof  material,  viz.,  asphalt,  glass,  marble, 
Portland  cement,  vitrified  or  glazed  tile  or  terrazzo 
or  monolithic  composition. 

The  base  shall  not  be  less  than  six  (6)  inches 
high  and  shall  have  a  sanitary  cove  at  the  floor 
level. 

Exceptions:  In  apartments,  flats,  tenements  and 
dwellings,  where  water  closets  are  used  in  common 
by  two  or  more  families,  a  water  closet  may  be  set 
on  a  marble,  stone  or  slate  slab  not  less  than  seven- 
eighths  (%)  inches  thick,  extending  from  the  wall 
to  a  point  one  (1)  foot  in  front  of  the  base  of  the 
closet  and  not  less  than  twenty-four  (24)  inches 
in  width.  In  apartments,  flats,  tenements  and  dwell- 
ings where  a  toilet  room  is  provided  for  each  family, 
water  closets  may  be  set  directly  in  a. wood  floor. 

B.  Sound  Proof  Partitions.  Where  toilet  rooms 
for  males  and  females  are  adjacent  to  each  other, 
they  shall  be  separated  by  sound-proof  partitions 
extending  to  the  ceiling  and  the  entrances  shall  be 
screened  and  the  traveling  distance  between  them 
shall  not  be  less  than  twenty  (20)  feet. 

C.  Toilet  Rooms,  Doors  and  Covering.    In  all 

buildings  the  outside  partition  of  any  water  closet 
or  urinal  apartment  shall  be  solid  and  extend  to 
the  ceiling  or  be  independently  ceiled  over.  When 


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necessary  to  light  such  apartments  the  upper  part 
of  the  partitions  shall  be  provided  with  translucent 
glass.  The  interior  partitions  of  such  apartments 
shall  be  dwarf  partitions. 

All  urinals,  urinal  troughs  or  gutters  shall  be 
divided  into  stalls  not  less  than  eighteen  (18) 
inches  wide  by  partitions  not  less  than  four  feet 
six  inches  (4'  6")  high,  measuring  from  floor  line, 
and  nine  (9)  inches  wide,  raised  not  less  than  one 

(1)  foot  above  the  floor. 

No  room  containing  water  closets  or  urinals  shall 
be  less  than  seven  (7)  feet  high. 

INSPECTION  AND  TESTS 

Sec.  28.  A.  Nature  of  Tests.  All  piping  of  a 
drainage  or  plumbing  system  shall  be  given  two 

(2)  tests  by  the  plumbers  in  charge;  first  the 
roughing-in  with  water,  smoke  or  air  test;  second 
and  final  with  smoke  in  the  presence  of  proper 
authorities. 

B.  Material  and  Order  of  Test.  The  material 
and  labor  for  the  tests  shall  be  furnished  by  the. 
plumber. 

The  tests  shall  be  made  in  the  following  order: 
Fisrt,  the  house  drain;  second,  the  soil  and  waste 
vents  and  all  vertical  piping;  third,  the  final  on 
the  whole  system.  The  first  and  second  tests  may 
be  combined. 

C.  House  Drain.  The  house  drain  shall  be  tested 
with  water,  smoke  or  air  test.  The  water  test 
shall  have  ten  (10)  feet  head  of  water,  and  the 
smoke  and  air  test  a  five  (5)  pound  pressure.  All 


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alterations,  repairs  or  extensions  which  shall  in- 
clude more  than  ten  (10)  feet  shall  be  inspected 
and  tested. 

D.  Water  and  Air  Test.  Soil,  waste,  vent  and 
inside  conductor  pipe  stacks,  and  all  work  known  as 
"rough"  work  between  the  house  drain  connections 
to  points  above  the  finished  floors  and  beyond  the 
finished  face  of  the  walls  and  partitions,  shall  be 
tested  with  the  water,  air  or  smoke  test  when  the 
whole  stack  is  completed  and  topped  out  above  the 
roof. 

The  water  test  shall  be  applied  by  closing  the 
opening  at  the  outlet  end  of  the  house  drain  and 
all  openings  in  the  piping,  with  proper  testing 
plugs,  to  the  highest  opening  above  the  roof,  and 
completely  filling  the  system  with  water,  the  water 
columns  to  be  left  standing  at  least  fifteen  (15) 
minutes;  if  the  water  level  remains  constant  such 
time  the  system  shall  have  been  acceptably  tested. 

When  water  is  not  available,  or  when  there  is 
danger  of  freezing,  the  air  or  smoke  test  shall  be 
used  with  a  pressure  of  five  (5)  pounds,  using  an 
open  mercury  gauge  with  ten  (10)  inches  of  mer- 
cury. 

E.  Stable,   Garage   and  Yard  Drains.     For  a 

stable,  garage  or  any  part  of  a  stable,  the  same 
tests  and  inspection  of  the  plumbing  and  drain- 
age system  thereof  shall  be  made  as  in  the  case 
of  an  ordinary  dwelling. 

F.  Conductor  Pipes.  Conductor  pipes  and  their 
roof  conections  within  the  walls  of  buildings,  or 
conductor  branches  on  the  outside  system,  where 


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such  branches  connect  with  the  house  drain  or  are 
less  than  three  (3)  feet  from  the  wall  of  the  build- 
ing shall  be  tested  by  the  water  test. 

Conductor  branches  on  the  outside  system  may 
be  tested  with  the  house  drain. 

G.  Covering  of  Work.  No  part  of  any  plumb- 
ing or  drainage  system  shall  be  covered  until  it  has 
been  inspected,  tested  and  approved. 

H.  Fixtures;  Final  Test.  When  a  plumbing 
drainage  system  is  completed  and  the  water  is 
turned  on  and  the  traps  filled,  it  shall  be  inspected 
and  tested.  When  the  location  or  style  of  any 
fixture  is  changed  it  shall  be  inspected. 

I.  Smoke  Test.  The  drainage  system  of  all  new 
buildings  and  all  new  soil,  waste  or  vent  pipe 
stacks  hereafter  installed  in  existing  buildings 
shall  be  given  their  final  tests  with  smoke. 

The  smoke  machine  shall  be  connected  to  any 
suitable  opening  or  outlet  in  the  system,  and  when 
the  system  is  completely  filled  with  dense  pungent 
smoke,  and  the  openings  emit  smoke  they  shall 
be  closed  and  an  air  pressure  equivalent  to  a  one 
(1)  inch  water  column  shall  be  applied  and  left 
standing  at  least  ten  (10)  minutes.  If  there  is  no 
leakage  or  forcing  of  trap  seals,  the  system  shall 
be  deemed  air  or  gas  tight.  But  nothing  in  this 
section  shall  be  so  construed  as  to  prevent  the  re- 
moval of  any  cleanout,  or  unsealing  of  trap  to 
ascertain  if  the  smoke  has  reached  all  parts  of  the 
system. 

J.  Smoke  Test  Imperative.  The  smoke  test 
shall  be  used  in  testing  the  sanitary  conditions  of 


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the  drainage  or  plumbing  system  of  all  buildings, 
where  there  is  reason  to  believe  that  the  plumbing 
system  has  become  dangerous  or  defective  on  ac- 
count of  settlement  of  the  buildings  or  by  abuse, 
accident  or  other  cause. 

K.  Defective  Work.  If  tests  show  defects  the 
defective  work  or  material  shall  be  replaced  within 
three  (3)  days  and  the  test  again  applied.  In  all 
cases  the  inspector  shall  designate  the  points  at 
which  the  pressure  shall  be  relieved  or  drawn  off. 

L.  Repairs.  Tests  shall  not  be  required  after 
the  repairing  or  replacing  of  any  old  fixture,  faucet 
or  valve  by  a  new  one,  to  be  used  for  the  same 
purpose;  forcing  out  stoppage,  repairing  leaks,  or 
reledving  frozen  pipes  and  fittings;  but  such  re- 
pairs or  alterations  shall  not  be  construed  to  in- 
clude cases  where  new  vertical  or  horizontal  lines 
of  waste,  soil,  vent  or  interior  leader  or  conductor 
pipes  are  used  or  their  relative  location  changed, 
provided  that,  in  a  building  condemned  by  the 
proper  authorities  because  of  unsanitary  conditions 
of  the  house  drainage  or  plumbing  shall  be  con- 
sidered as  coming  under  the  head  of  repairs,  but 
all  such  house  drainage  or  plumbing  shall  be  done 
as  in  case  of  new  buildings. 

No  tests  or  inspections  shall  be  required  where 
a  house  drainage  and  plumbing  system  or  part 
thereof  is  set  up  for  exhibition  purposes;  nor  shall 
the  final  tests  be  required  where  the  plumbing  is 
placed  in  an  outhouse,  stable  or  detached  building 
used  exclusively  for  that  purpose. 


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CATCH  BASINS 

Sec.  29.  A.  Yard  Catch  Basins.  Yard  catch 
basins  which  receive  surface  drainage  or  the  dis- 
charge from  hydrants  or  waste  pipes  shall  not  be 
less  than  twelve  (12)  inches  in  diameter  and  have 
not  less  than  a  four  (4)  inch  trapped  outlet  for 
cleaning,  placed  below  the  frost  line.  Where  the 
inlet  is  liable  to  injury,  the  same  shall  be  provided 
with  a  heavy  cast  iron  frame  and  strainer  set  flush 
with  the  grade. 

B.  Subsoil  Catch  Basins.  Subsoil  catch  basins, 
located  where  the  water  fluctuation  is  such  that 
a  constant  water  seal  on  the  trap  outlet  is  not 
maintained,  shall  be  located  outside  the  walls  of 
the  building,  provided  with  a  ball  cock  attached 
to  the  water  supply  pipe  for  the  maintenance  of 
such  seal.  The  trapped  outlet  for  such  catch  basin 
shall  be  formed  by  turning  a  four  (4)  inch  bend 
or  invert  down  into  the  water  of  the  basin  to 
within  six  (6)  inches  of  the  bottom. 

C.  Kitchen  Catch  Basins.  Catch  basins  for  re- 
ceiving kitchen  wastes  shall  be  constructed  water- 
tight, either  of  brick,  concrete,  tile  or  cast  iron. 
If  of  brick,  tile  or  concrete  they  shall  be  at  least 
twenty  (20)  inches  internal  diameter,  and  be  fin- 
ished with  a  stone  or  iron  cover. 

D.  Kitchen  Catch  Basins,  Inverts  and  Traps. 

The  bottom  of  the  catch  basin  shall  be  at  least 
two  (2)  feet  below  the  four  (4)  inch  invert  of  the 
outlet  to  the  sewer. 

The  outlets  shall  be  trapped  to  a  depth  of  twelve 
(12)  inches  below  the  invert  of  the  outlet  to  the 


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sewer  to  prevent  the  escape  of  grease,  by  a  hood  or 
trap  of  brick  and  cement  mortar  or  a  hood  of  con- 
crete or  cast  iron. 

The  invert  of  the  inlet  to  the  catch  basin,  for 
kitchen  wastes,  shall  not  be  less  than  two  and  one- 
half  (2%)  feet  above  the  finished  bottom  of  the 
catch  basin. 

SUMPS  AND  EJECTORS 

E.  Drainage  Below  Sewer  Level.  In  all  build- 
ings in  which  the  whole  or  part  of  the  house  drain- 
age and  plumbing  system  thereof  lies  below  the 
crown  level  of  the  main  sewer,  sewage  or  house 
wastes  shall  be  lifted  by  artificial  means  and  dis- 
charged into  the  house  sewer. 

F.  Sumps  and  Receiving  Tanks.  All  sub-house 
drains  shall  discharge  into  a  perfectly  air-tight 
sump  or  receiving  tank  so  located  as  to  receive  the 
sewage  by  gravity,  from  which  sump  or  receiving 
tank  the  sewage  shall  be  lifted  and  discharged  into 
the  house  sewer  by  pumps,  ejectors  or  any  equally 
efficient  method. 

Such  sumps  shall  be  either  automatically  dis- 
charged or  be  of  sufficient  capacity  to  receive  the 
house  sewage  and  wastes  for  not  less  than  twenty- 
four  (24)  hours. 

G.  Ejectors  Vented.  The  soil  or  waste  pipe 
leading  to  an  ejector  or  other  appliance  for  rais- 
ing sewage  or  other  waste  matter  to  the  street 
sewer,  shall,  where  a  water  closet  or  closets 
are  installed  be  provided  with  a  soil  or  vent  pipe 
not  less  than  four  (4)  inches  in  diameter  and  where 
fixtures  other  than  water  closets  are  installed  the 


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vent  pipes  shall  be  the  same  diameter  as  the  waste 
pipe. 

H.  Motors,  Compressors,  Etc.  All  motors,  air 
compressors  and  air  tanks  shall  be  located  where 
they  are  open  for  inspection  and  repair  at  all  times. 
The  air  tanks  shall  be  so  proportioned  as  to  be 
of  equal  cubical  capacity  as  the  ejectors  connected 
therewith,  in  which  there  shall  be  maintained  an  air 
pressure  of  not  less  than  two  (2)  pounds  for  each 
foot  of  height  the  sewage  is  to  be  raised. 

I.  Ejectors  for  Subsoil  Drainage.  When  subsoil 
catch  basins  are  installed  below  the  sewer  level 
automatic  water  ejectors  provided  with  a  ball  float 
attached  to  the  main  water  supply  shall  be  used. 

Such  ejectors  or  any  device  raising  subsoil  water 
shall  discharge  into  a  properly  trapped  fixture. 

CESSPOOLS. 

Sec.    30.    A.    Cesspools    Permitted.      Tight  or 

leaching  cesspools  may  be  used  to  receive  sewage 
or  other  domestic  wastes  only  when  written  permis- 
sion to  that  effect  has  been  secured  from  the  local 
board  of  health  of  the  municipality  in  which  the 
same  is  constructed,  if  in  a  municipality,  and  if 
not,  then  from  the  Ohio  State  Board  of  Health,  and 
such  permission  can  be  given  only  when  a  public 
sewerage  system  is  not  available. 

B.  Cesspools  Proribited.  No  cesspool  for  sew- 
age shall  be  constructed  where  a  sewer  is  available, 
nor  shall  any  connection  from  such  cesspool  be  made 
with  any  sewer. 

Cesspools  now  existing  in  premises  accessible  to 
a  sewer  shall  be  discontinued,  emptied  of  their  con- 


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tents,  cleaned  out  and  be  filled  with  earth  or  ashes 
and  the  house  sewer  shall  be  disconnected  from  the 
old  cesspool  and  be  reconnected  with  the  public 
sewer. 

O.  Sewage  Cesspools.  Where  a  public  sewer  is 
not  available,  and  written  authority  has  been  se- 
cured from  the  proper  board  of  health  to  construct 
such  cesspool  and  there  is  sufficient  area  for  the 
purpose,  a  water-tight  cesspool  may  be  used  to  re- 
ceive sewage  or  other  domestic  wastes,  which  may 
be  overflowed  to  a  leaching  cesspool,  providing  there 
is  no  danger  of  contaminating  a  water  supply,  well, 
or  spring,  and  the  soil  is  of  absorbent  character. 
Otherwise  a  tight  cesspool  only  shall  be  used,  or 
sewage  treatment  works  shall  be  constructed. 

D.  Tight  Cesspools.  A  water-tight  cesspool  for 
drainage  shall  not  be  less  than  six  (6)  feet  in 
diameter  by  ten  (10)  feet  deep  in  clear,  or  equiva- 
lent, built  of  cast  iron,  vitrified  brick,  eight  (8) 
inches  thick  laid  in  Portland  cement  mortar;  or 
Portland  cement  concrete  eight  (8)  inches  thick,  and 
made  water-tight  and  maintained  so. 

E.  Leaching  Cesspools.  A  leaching  cesspool 
shall  not  be  less  than  the  dimensions  of  the  water- 
tight cesspool,  lined  with  brick  or  stone,  without 
mortar. 

F.  Ring  and  Cover.  Tight  and  leaching  cess- 
pools shall  be  provided  with  a  twenty  (20)  inch 
cast  iron  ring  and  cover. 

G.  Location  of  Cesspools.  No  tight  cesspool 
shall  be  placed  within  two  (2)  feet  of  any  lot  line 
or  twenty  (20)  feet  of  any  building  or  water-tight 
cistern   or  thirty  feet  from   any  well,   spring  or 


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other  source  of  water  supply  used  for  drinking  or 
culinary  purposes. 

No  leaching  cesspool  shall  be  placed  within  one 
hundred  (100)  feet  of  any  dwelling  or  water-tight 
cistern,  or  within  three  hundred  (300)  feet  of  the, 
source  of  any  water  supply. 

H.  Cesspool  Vents.  Tight  cesspools  shall  be 
vented  with  four  (4)  inch  vent  pipe  extending  not 
less  than  ten  (10)  feet  above  the  ground  and  not 
less  than  twenty  (20)  feet  from  any  window,  door 
or  other  opening  in  buildings  used  for  human  habi- 
tation. 

I.  Piping.  The  inlet  and  outlet  of  the  tight  cess- 
pool shall  be  submerged  at  least  one  (1)  foot  be- 
low the  now  line  and  shall  be  of  the  same  size  as 
the  house  sewer.  The  piping  between  the  tight  and 
leaching  cesspool  may  be  either  of  vitrified  sewer 
pipe  or  cast  iron. 

VAULTS 

Sec.  31.  A.  Privy  Vaults  Permitted.  Privy 
vaults  may  be  constructed  only  on  premises  where 
water  and  sewers  are  not  accessible. 

B.  Privy  Vaults  Prohibited.  Privy  vaults  shall 
not  be  constructed  where  a  sewerage  system  is 
available,  nor  on  any  lot  where  in  cleaning,  the 
night  soil  would  have  to  be  carried  through  any 
building  of  human  habitation,  nor  shall  any  old 
vault  be  connected  to  a  sewer. 

C.  Location  of  Vault.  No  vault,  manure  pit, 
open  top  *  cesspool,  septic  tank  or  other  reservoir 
which  is  used  as  a  privy  or  receptacle  for  human 


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or  animal  excreta  shall  be  located  within  two  (2) 
feet  of  any  lot  or  alley  line  or  twenty  (20)  feet 
of  any  street  line  or  any  building  of  human  habita- 
tion or  occupancy  or  within  fifty  (50)  feet  of  any 
cistern,  well,  spring  or  other  source  of  water  sup- 
ply used  for  drinking  or  culinary  purposes,  whether 
they  are  located  on  the  same  or  an  adjoining  lot 
or  premises. 

Exceptions:  No  privy  vault  shall  be  located 
within  fifty  (50)  feet  of  any  school  building. 

D.  Construction  of  Vaults.  All  vaults,  pits  or 
other  open-top  reservoirs  described,  shall  be  made 
of  either  brick  or  concrete  eight  (8)  feet  deep. 
The  walls  of  such  vaults,  if  made  of  brick,  shall 
be  of  hard-burned  sewer  brick,  not  less  than  eight 
(8)  inches  thick,  laid  in  Portland  cement  mortar 
and  the  walls  plastered  outside  and  inside  with  a 
half  (%)  inch  coat  of  Portland  cement  mortar,  in 
proportion  of  one  part  Portland  cement  and  two 
parts  of  clean,  sharp  sand.  After  this  coating  is 
put  on  it  shall  be  given  one  coat  wash  of  liquid 
Portland  cement.  The  bottom  shall  be  at  least 
three  (3)  brick  course  laid  in  cement  mortar,  or  of 
Portland  cement  concrete  mortar  eight  (8)  inches 
thick. 

When  Portland  cement  concrete  is  used  to  con- 
struct vaults,  the  walls  shall  be  at  least  six  (6)  inches 
thick,  laid  to  a  form,  and  the  concrete  shall  be 
made  of  one  part  of  live  Portland  cement,  three 
parts  of  clean,  sharp  sand,  five  parts  crushed  stone, 
free  from  dust,  and  of  sizes  between  one-quarter 
(^4)  and  one  and  one-half  (1%)  inches  in  largest 
diameter,  and  shall  be  plastered  and  grouted  inside 


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and  out  as  prescribed  above  for  brick  construction. 

Vaults  shall  be  made  tight  and  their  walls  con- 
tinued twelve  (12)  inches  above  the  ground  sur- 
face to  prevent  surface  drainage.  No  retempered 
cement  shall  be  used. 

If  the  vault  is  used  in  connection  with  an  out- 
house, the  vault  shall  be  of  such  shape  and  size  as 
not  to  extend  under  any  portion  of  the  floor  of  the 
said  outhouse,  but  only  under  the  space  occupied 
by  the  seats.  Any  portion  of  the  vault  extending 
beyond  the  walls  of  the  outhouse  shall  be  covered 
by  a  four  (4)  inch  brick  arch,  four  (4)  inch  stone 
flagging,  reinforced  concrete  slab  or  cast  iron. 

E.  Outhouses.  Over  each  privy  vault,  which 
shall  receive  nothing  but  human  excreta,  there 
shall  be  placed  an  outhouse  constructed  as  pre- 
scribed in  Section  — . 

The  seats  shall  be  provided  with  self-closing 
tight-fitting  covers,  and  the  space  underneath  shall 
be  ventilated  by  a  vent  pipe  or  box  extending  up- 
ward through  and  three  (3)  feet  above  the  roof. 
Such  vent  pipe  shall  be  at  least  six  (6)  inches 
square  for  every  square  yard  or  part  thereof  of 
vault  surface. 

F.  Cleanout  Doors.  Vaults  shall  be  provided 
with  a  cleanout  extension  not  less  than  two  (2)  by 
one  and  one-half  (1%)  feet  in  size,  connecting  di- 
rectly with  the  vault. 

The  cleanout  opening  shall  be  provided  with  a 
trap  door  the  full  size  of  the  cleanout.  The  clean- 
out  extension  shall  extend  at  least  one  (1)  foot 
above  the  grade  line. 


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G.  Floors.  Floors  of  outhouses  shall  be  made 
tight. 

H.  Outhouses  for  Different  Sexes.  Where  out- 
houses are  provided  for  the  different  sexes,  if  lo- 
cated within  forty  (40)  feet  of  each  other,  the 
walks  or  approaches  thereto  shall  be  separated  by 
a  tight  fence,  at  least  six  (6)  feet  high,  but  in 
no  case  shall  such  outhouses  be  located  within  ten 
(10)  feet  of  each  other. 

Sec.  32.  No  master  plumber  or  sewer  tapper  and 
builder  shall  allow  the  use  of  his,  or  their,  name, 
by  any  person  or  persons,  directly  or  indirectly, 
for  the  purpose  of  obtaining  a  permit  or  permits  to 
do  any  plumbing  or  drainage  work. 

Sec.  33.  A.  Defective  material  and  drainage 
work  poorly  constructed,  or  which  does  not  conform 
to  these  rules  and  regulations  shall  be  removed 
by  the  plumber  or  sewer  builder,  when  condemned 
by  the  inspector  of  buildings. 

B.  No  wax,  paraffine,  plaster,  salamoniac,  sand 
or  other  improper  substance  shall  be  used  about 
any  of  the  drainage  systems,  and  the  presence  of 
any  foreign  substance  about  a  joint  or  any  part  of 
a  drainage  system  before  the  work  has  been  ac- 
cepted by  the  inspector,  shall  be  sufficient  cause 
for  condemning  such  joint  or  part  of  said  system. 

C.  Any  split  fitting,  hub,  defective  materials, 
not  as  specified  in  these  rules  and  regulations, 
which  shall  have  been  condemned  by  the  inspector, 
shall  be  removed  from  the  work  and  not  used  again. 

D.  Any  failure  on  the  part  of  the  plumber  or 
sewer  builder  to  correct  the  fault  within  a  reason- 


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able  time  after  notification  to  do  so  from  the  in- 
spector of  buildings,  shall  be  deemed  sufficient 
cause  for  suspension  of  license  until  final  disposi- 
tion of  the  complaint  filed  against  him  with  the 
board  of  examiners  of  plumbers. 

Sec.  34.  Each  section  of  this  ordinance  is  hereby 
declared  to  be  independent  sections  and  the  holding 
of  any  section,  or  part  thereof,  to  be  void  and  in- 
effective for  any  cause,  shall  not  be  deemed  to  effect 
any  other  sections,  or  part  thereof,  of  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  35.  Any  person,  persons,  firm,  partnership, 
corporation  or  corporations,  who  shall  violate  any 
of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance  or  any  section 
or  any  clause  or  provision  of  any  section  of  this 
ordinance,  or  who  shall  fail  to  comply  with  any  of 
the  requirements  thereof,  or  who  shall  assist  in  such 
violation,  shall,  for  each  and  every  violation  of 
non-compliance,  be  deemed  guilty  of  a  misdemeanor, 
and  upon  conviction  thereof,  be  fined  in  any  sum 
not  less  than  five  ($5.00)  dollars  nor  more  than 
fifty  ($50.00)  dollars. 

Sec.  36.  Each  and  every  day's  continued  viola- 
tion of  this  ordinance  or  any  of  the  provisions 
thereof,  shall  constitute  a  separate  and  distinct 
offense. 

Sec.  37.  All  ordinances,  or  parts  of  ordinances, 
inconsistent  with  any  part  of  this  ordinance,  are 
hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  38.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be 
in  force  from  and  after  the  earliest  period  allowed 
by  law. 


Passed,  January  30,  1916. 

A.  E.  GROT 
President  of 

Approved,  January  30,  1916. 

GEORGE  J.  KARB 

Attest:  JAS.  J.  THOMAS,  City  Cierk. 

Approved:  BOARD  OF  HEALTH. 


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I,  1916. 

A.  E.  GRIFFIN, 
President  of  Council. 

30,  1916. 

GEORGE  J.  KARB,  Mayor. 


CIRCUMFERENCE  AND  AREAS  OF  CIRCLES 
FROM  iy4  TO  12. 

Diameter  '  Circumference  Area 

  3.9260  1.2272 

IW    4.7124  1.7671 

2  "    6.2832  3.1416 

2%"    7.8540  4.9087 

3  "    9.4248  7.0686 

3V2"    10.9956  9.6211 

4  "    12.5664  12.5664 

5  "   .  , .  . .   15.7080  19.6350 

6  "   18.8496  28.2744 

7  "    21.9912  38.4846 

8  "    25.1328  50.2656 

9  "    28.2744  63.6174 

10  "    31.4160  78.540 

11  "    34.5576  95.033 

12  "    37.6992  113.098 


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AN  ORDINANCE  No.  25356,    To  provide  for  the 
licensing  of  plumbers  in  the  City  of  Columbus, 
and  to  repeal  certain  ordinances  therein  named. 
Be  it  ordained  by  the  Council  of  the  City  of  Co- 
lumbus, State  of  Ohio: 

Section  1.  No  person  shall  hereafter  follow,  en- 
gage in  or  work  at  the  trade  or  occupation  of  plumb- 
ing in  the  city,  either  as  master  plumber  or  journey- 
man plumber,  until  he  shall  have  first  procured  a 
license  therefor  in  accordance  with  the  provisions 
of  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  2.  Any  person  desiring  to  follow,  engage  in 
or  work  at  the  trade  or  occupation  of  plumbing 
in  the  city,  either  as  master  plumber  or  journey- 
man plumber,  shall  make  application  to  the  Board 
of  Examiners,  hereinafter  provided  for,  and  shall, 
at  such  time  and  place  as  such  board  may  designate, 
undergo  such  examination  as  the  Board  of  Exam- 
iners may  direct,  as  to  his  qualifications  and  com- 
petency to  do  such  work. 

Sec.  3.  There  is  hereby  created  a  Board  of  Ex- 
aminers of  plumbers,  consisting  of  the  Health  Of- 
ficer, the  Inspector  of  Buildings  and  three  (3)  other 
members,  two  of  whom  shall  be  master  plumbers 
and  one  a  journeyman  plumber.  The  Health  Officer 
and  Inspector  of  Buildings,  the  latter  of  whom  shall 
be  the  secretary  of  the  board,  shall  be  members  ex- 
officio  of  such  examining  board  and  serve  without 
compensation.  The  other  members  shall  be  ap- 
pointed by  the  Mayor  within  thirty  (30)  days  after 
the  taking  effect  of  this  ordinance  and  shall  serve 
for  the  remainder  of  the  year  1910,  and  it  shall 
be  the  duty  of  the  Mayor,  on  or  before  the  first 


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lay  of  January,  1911,  and  on  or  before  the  first 
lay  of  January  of  each  succeeding  year,  to  appoint 
said  three  members,  and  after  January  1,  1911, 
the  terms  of  said  members  so  appointed  shall  be 
Dne  year;  provided,  however,  that  the  Mayor  may 
remove  any  of  the  three  appointed  members  for  in- 
efficiency, neglect  of  duty,  malfeasance  or  mis- 
conduct in  office,  before  the  expiration  of  the  year. 
Said  appointed  members  shall  severally  be  paid  the 
sum  of  Five  ($5.00)  Dollars  for  each  day  or  part 
thereof  spent  in  the  performance  of  the  duties  of 
such  office,  but  such  compensation  shall  never  ex- 
ceed the  sum  of  Twenty-five  ($25.00)  Dollars  for 
any  month  for  any  of  said  appointed  members. 

Sec.  4.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  secretary, 
provided  for  in  Section  3,  to  preserve  and  keep  all 
records,  books  and  papers  which  are  required  by 
ordinance  or  by  the  board  to  be  kept  by  or  filed 
with  said  board,  and  perform  such  other  duties  as 
Imay  be  required  by  the  board. 

Sec.  5.  Said  Board  of  Examiners  shall,  within 
thirty  (30)  days  after  the  appointment  of  said  mem- 
bers, meet  and  organize  by  the  selection  of  a  chair- 
man, and  they  shall  designate  the  time  and  place 
for  the  examination  of  applicants  for  license.  A 
majority  of  the  members  shall  constitute  a  quorum 
for  the  transaction  of  business,  and  it  shall  require 
\  the  concurrence  of  a  majority  of  all  members  to 
!  grant  or  revoke  any  license.  Said  board  shall  ex- 
amine applicants  for  a  master  plumber's  license  as 
to  their  practical  and  theoretical  knowledge  of 
plumbing,  house  drainage  and  ventilation,  and  also 
as  to  their  ability  to  lay  out  plumbing  work.  All 


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applicants  for  a  journeyman  plumber 's  license  shall 
be,  by  such  board,  examined  as  to  their  practical 
knowledge  of  and  mechanical  competency  in  the 
performance  of  plumbing  work.  All  applicants, 
whether  for  a  master 's  or  journeyman's  license, 
shall  be  examined  as  to  their  knowledge  of  the 
ordinances  of  the  city  regulating  such  work.  Such 
examination  may  be  made  in  whole  or  in  part  in 
writing.  If  satisfied  of  the  competency  of  the  ap- 
plicant, from  such  examination,  the  board  shall  so 
certify,  and  whether  as  master  plumber  or  journey- 
man plumber,  to  the  City  Auditor.  And  he  shall, 
upon  the  payment  by  the  applicant  into  the  City 
Treasury  of  the  fee  hereinafter  prescribed,  issue 
to  such  applicant  a  license  in  accordance  with  such 
certificate,  authorizing  him  to  follow,  engage  in  or 
work  at  the  trade  or  occupation  of  plumbing  in  the 
city  in  the  capacity  specified  in  such  license.  Any 
applicant  who  fails  to  pass  the  examination  shall 
be  ineligible  to  re-examination  for  a  period  of 
three  (3)  months. 

The  fee  for  the  license  as  master  plumber  shall 
be  Twenty-five  ($25.00)  Dollars,  and  for  the  license 
as  journeyman  plumber  shall  be  Five  ($5.00)  Dol- 
lars. Such  license  shall  expire  on  the  31st  day  of 
December  in  each  year.  Provided  that  for  any 
license  issued  on  or  after  the  first  day  of  July  in 
any  year,  one-half  the  above  rates  shall  be  charged. 
A  license  as  master  plumber  shall  be  renewed  an- 
nually upon  payment  of  a  fee  of  Twenty-five 
($25.00)  Dollars  for  each  renewal,  and  a  license  as 
journeyman  plumber  shall  be  renewed  annually  on 
the  payment  of  a  fee  of  Five  ($5.00)  Dollars  for 
each  renewal. 


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Sec.  6.  A  master  plumber  desiring  to  engage  in 
or  perform  any  of  the  work  comprehended  in  Sec- 
tion 1  of  this  ordinance,  shall  make  application  in 
writing  to  the  Board  of  Examiners  in  the  City  of 
Columbus,  on  a  printed  form  to  be  furnished  by 
said  board.  The  applicants  shall  furnish,  after 
they  have  successfully  passed  the  examination  here- 
inabove provided  for,  and  before  the  issuance  of 
the  license  herein  provided  for,  a  bond  to  the  ap- 
proval of  said  board  of  the  penal  sum,  of  Five  Hun- 
dred ($500.00)  Dollars,  condition  to  reimburse  said 
City  of  Columbus  for  all  actual  damages  caused  by 
any  act  or  omission  of  said  plumber,  to  any  property 
which  the  city  may  own  or  for  which  it  may  be 
responsible,  and  to  hold  said  City  of  Columbus  free 
and  harmless  from  all  claims  for  damages  on  ac- 
count of  negligence  or  misfeasance  of  the  plumber, 
and  from  all  cost  and  expense  growing  out  of  the 
defense  of  such  claims.  Said  bond  is  to  be  in  force 
from  the  date  of  its  acceptance  and  the  issuance  of 
license  by  said  board,  to  the  end  of  the  year  cov- 
ered by  said  license,  and  must  be  renewed  annually 
on  the  re-issuance  of  the  license. 

Sec.  7.  Any  license  provided  for  *in  this  or- 
dinance may  at  any  time  be  revoked  for  incompe- 
tency, fraudulent  use  thereof,  or  violation  of  the 
law  of  the  State  of  Ohio,  or  the  ordinance  of  the 
City  of  Columbus,  relative  to  building  and  plumb- 
ing, after  a  full  and  fair  hearing  by  the  examining 
board.  After  revocation  for  any  of  the  causes 
aforesaid,  no  license  shall  be  issued  to  such  party 
until  at  least  six  (6)  months  shall  have  elapsed. 
In  all  cases  of  revocation,  an  examination  shall  be 


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had  as  in  the  case  of  original  application.  In  any 
case  of  such  re-issuance  of  license,  the  same  fee 
shall  be  required  as  specified  in  Section  5  of  this 
ordinance  for  original  licenses. 

Sec.  8.  All  money  derived  from  the  licensing 
of  applicants  shall  go  to  the  credit  of  the  general 
fund. 

Sec,  9.  Any  person  violating  any  provision  of 
this  ordinance  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a  misde- 
meanor and  upon  conviction  thereof,  shall  be  fined 
not  less  than  Five  ($5.00)  Dollars,  nor  more  than 
One  Hundred  ($100.00)  Dollars. 

Sec.  10.  Ordinance  No.  23482,  passed  Septem- 
ber 16,  1907,  together  with  all  ordinances  or  parts 
of  ordinances  conflicting  with  this  ordinance,  shall 
be,  and  the  same  are,  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  11.  This  ordinance  shal]  take  effect  and  be 
in  force  from  and  after  the  earliest  period  allowed 
by  law. 

Passed  December  8,  1910. 

DAVID  T.  LOGAN, 
President  of  Council. 

Approved  December  17,  1910. 

GEO.  S.  MARSHALL,  Mayor. 


Attest:    JOHN  T.  BARE,  Clerk. 


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AN  ORDINANCE  No.  27694.  To  provide  for  the 
licensing  of  sewer  tappers  and  builders  in  the 
City  of  Columbus,  Ohio,  and  to  repeal  Ordinance 
No.  23564,  passed  October  21,  1907. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Council  of  the  City  of  Co- 
lumbus, State  of  Ohio: 

Section  1.  That  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  per- 
son, firm  or  corporation  to  engage  in  the  business 
of  sewer  tapping  and  sewer  building,  or  to  open  or 
tap  any  sewer  in  any  street,  alley,  public  or  private 
places  in  the  City  of  Columbus,  Ohio,  without  first 
securing  a  license  to  engage  in  said  business. 

Sec.  2.  That  any  person,  firm  or  corporation  de- 
siring to  conduct,  carry  on  or  engage  in  the  business 
of  sewer  tapping  and  sewer  building  in  the  City 
of  Columbus,  shall  make  application  to  the  board  of 
examiners  of  plumbers  and  shall  at  such  time  and 
place  as  such  board  shall  designate,  undergo  such  ex- 
aminations as  the  examiners  may  direct  as  to  his 
qualifications  and  competency  to  enable  him  to 
conduct,  carry  on  and  engage  in  the  business  of 
sewer  tapping  and  sewer  building.  Such  examina- 
tion may  be  made  in  whole  or  in  part-  in  writing, 
if  satisfied  of  the  competency  of  the  applicant; 
from  such  examination  the  board  shall  so  certify  to 
the  city  auditor,  and  he  shall,  upon  the  payment 
by  the  applicant  to  the  city  treasurer  of  the  fee 
hereinafter  prescribed,  issue  to  such  applicant '  a 
license  in  accordance  with  such  certificate,  author- 
izing him  to  conduct,  carry  on  or  engage  in  the 
business  of  sewer  tapping  and  sewer  building.  Any 
applicant  who  fails  to  pass  the  examination  shall 


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be  ineligible  to  re-examination  for  a  period  of 
three  (3)  months. 

Sec.  3.  That  any  license  provided  for  in  this 
ordinance  may,  at  any  time  be  revoked  for  in- 
competency, fraudulent  use  thereof,  or  violation  of 
the  law  of  the  state  of  Ohio,  or  the  ordinance  of 
the  City  of  Columbus,  relative  to  sewer  tapping 
and  sewer  building,  after  a  full  and  fair  hearing  by 
the  examining  board.  After  revocation  for  any  of 
the  causes  aforesaid,  no  license  shall  be  issued  to 
such  party  until  at  least  six  (6)  months  shall  have 
elapsed.  In  all  cases  of  revocation,  an  examination 
shall  be  had  as  in  the  case  of  original  application. 
In  any  case  of  such  reissuance  of  license,  the  same 
fee  shall  be  required  as  specified  in  Section  6  of 
this  ordinance  for  original  licenses. 

Sec.  4.  All  sewers  shall  be  laid  as  nearly  straight 
as  possible  and  to  a  uniform  grade,  and  shall  be 
laid  to  a  line  when  so  ordered  by  the  city  engineer 
or  building  inspector. 

Sec.  5.  Every  person  desiring  to  engage  in  said 
business  shall  annually  obtain  a  license  therefor, 
and  no  such  license  shall  be  issued  until  the  party 
applying  therefor  shall  have  given  a  bond  in  the 
sum  of  Five  Hundred  ($500.00)  Dollars,  with  good 
and  sufficient  surety  to  the  approval  of  said  board 
of  examiners  of  plumbers,  conditioned  that  said 
party  will  pay  any  and  all  damages  which  may 
happen  to  any  tree,  pavement,  street,  sidewalk,  or 
sewer,  or  to  any  telegraph,  telephone  or  electric 
light  pole  or  wire  belonging  to  said  city,  whether 
said  damage  or  injury  shall  be  inflicted  by  said 
party  or  by  his  agents,  employes  or  workmen,  and 


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conditioned  also  that  said  party  shall  save  and  in- 
demnify and  keep  harmless  said  city  against  all 
liability,  judgment,  damages,  costs  and  expense 
which  may,  in  any  case,  accrue  against  said  city 
in  consequence  of  the  granting  of  such  license,  and 
will  fully  and  completely  restore  to  its  original  con- 
dition, to  the  satisfaction  of  the  board  of  public 
service,  any  and  all  streets,  pavements  and  sewers, 
which  may  be  opened  or  disturbed  by  said  party, 
I  and  will,  in  all  things,  strictly  comply  with  the 
conditions  and  provisions  of  the  ordinances  of  said 
city  relating  to  sewer  tapping  and  sewer  building, 
and  with  the  conditions  of  any  permit  issued  pur- 
suant thereto. 

Sec.  6.  The  fee  of  such  yearly  license  shall  be 
the  sum  of  Five  ($5.00)  Dollars,  and  such  fees 
shall  by  said  treasurer  be  credited  to  the  pubUc 
service  fund. 

Sec.  7.  Whoever  violates  any  of  the  provisions 
of  this  ordinance  shall  be  fined  not  less  than  $25.00 
nor  more  than  $500.00. 

Sec.  8.  That  Ordinance  No.  23564,  passed  Oc- 
tober 21,  1907  be,  and  the  same  is,  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  9.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be 
in  force  from  and  after  the  earliest  period  allowed 
by  law. 

Passed  November  17,  1913. 

E.  M.  BALDBIDGE, 
President  Pro  Tern,  of  Council. 

Approved  November  17,  1913. 

DAVID  T.  LOGAN,  Acting  Mayor. 

Attest:    JOHN  T.  BABE,  Clerk. 


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A  SEC. 

Air    Circulation    Assured   21 

Areas  of  Circles  Page  59 

B 

Bar   Waste    23 

Bar  Waste,  Size  of  ,   8 

Brass  Ferrules    12 

Brass  Soldering  Nipples   12 

Brass  Pipe  and  Fittings    12 

Brass  Floor  Flanges    13 

Blow-Off,  Connections   18 

Brass   Bushings    13 

Branch,  Soil  and  Waste  Extension   20 

Branch  Vents  and  Connections   21 

Bath  Tubs,  Wooden,  Prohibited   24 

C 

Cast  Iron  Pipe    11 

Cast   Iron   Fittings  11-16 

Catch  Basins   29 

Cellar  Drains    14 

Change  of  Directions   16 

Cesspools,  Tight  anl  Leaching   30 

Circuit  and  Loop  Vent   20 

Cleanouts    15 

Connections   6-13 

Conductors  and  Leaders   39 

Covering  of  Work.  16-28 

D 

Defiiuition  of  Terms  Page  3 

Defective  Materials    33 

Drainage  Excavations   16 

Drinking  Fountains    23 

Duties  of  Plumbers   7 


69 

E  SEC. 

Earthenware  Pipe    11 

Exhaust  and  Blow-Off   18 

Ejectors    29 

Elevator  Connections   18 

F 

Fees,  Plumbing  Permits   1 

Fees,   Sewer   Permits   2 

Fixture  Defined    14 

Fixture  Materials    24 

Fittings,  Cast  Iron  11-16 

Fittings,  For  Soil,  Waste  and  Vent   11 

Fittings  Prohibited    16 

Ferrules,  Brass    12 

Floor  Drains   23 

Floor  Drains  in  Toilet  Eooms   23 

Flushing  Tanks    26 

Frost-Proof  of  Closets    26 

Fixtures,  To  Connect   6 

Fixtures,  Not  to  Connect   23 

G 

General  Begulations    16 

Grade  of  Pipes   -   16 

Garage  Drains    23 

H 

House  Drainage  System   3 

House  Drains   17 

House  Drains,  Underground   17 

House  Drains,  Kind  of  Pipe   17 

House  Sewers  ,   17 

House  Sewers,  Independent   17 


70 


I  SEC. 

Independent  Systems   17 

Inspections  and  Tests   28 

Increasers   16-19 

Ice  Box  Waste   23 

Independent  Sections    34 

J 

Joints  and  Connections   13 

Joints,  Full  Wiped   13 

K 

Kitchen  Waste   23 

L 

Lead  Pipe    11 

Latrines  and  Eange  Closets   25 

Location  of  Fixtures   22 

Loop  Vent    20 

M 

Materials,  Quality,  Weights   11 

Materials,  For  Soil,  Waste  and  Vent   11 

Materials  for  House  Sewer  11-17 

Main  Vents   20 

O 

Open  Plumbing    24 

Open  Drains    23 

Overflow  from  Cisterns  Prohibited   18 

Old  House  Sewer.   17 

P 

Permits  and  Plans  :   7 

Permits   and   Fees  1-  2 

Pipe,  Cast  Iron,  Lead   11 

Pipe,  Earthenware    11 

Pipe,  Wrought  Iron,  Steel   11 


71 


R  SEC. 

Refrigerator  Waste    23 

Refrigerator  Waste,  Size  of   8 

Eoof  Conductors   19 

Roof  Flanges    19 

Roof  Terminals  for  Vent  Pipe   19 

Roof  Joints    19 

j    Rules  and  Regulations,  Apply  to   5 

Roof  Extensions    19 

S 

I    Size  of  Pipes   8 

I   Size  of  Traps  and  Waste   9 

R   Size  of  Vents   10 

B  Single  Fixture  Defined   14 

I   Soil,  Waste  and  Vent  Pipe   20 

H   Soil  Pipe,  Size  of   8 

f    Slip  Joints  Prohibited   13 

Stable  and  Garage  Drains   23 

[■  Subsoil  Drains    18 

*   Sumps  and  Ejectors   29 

T 

Traps  and  Oleanouts   14 

Traps  Vented   :   21 

Traps,  Seal        14 

s     Traps,  Screw  Protected   14 

Toilet  Rooms    27 

Tests  and  Inspections   28 

|  U 

Urinals   24 

Urinals,  Trough  and  Gutters   26 

)      Urinal  Flushing  Tanks   26 

Unions   , ,  f  ,  13 


72 


V  SEC. 

Vent  Pipes,  Side  of   10 

Vent  Pipes,  Main   20 

Vent  Pipes,  Eoof  Terminals   19 

Vent  Pipes,  Length  from  Traps   20 

Vent  Pipes,  Length  from  Top  Closets   21  « 

Vent  Pipes,  Branches  and  Connections   21 

Vent  not  Required   21 

Vent  Pipes  on  Outside  of  Walls  Prohibited.  ...  19 

Ventilation  of  Toilet  Rooms   22  < 

Vent,  Circuit  and  Loop   20 

Vaults   31 

W 

Waste  Pipe,  Size  of   8 

Waste  Pipe,  Connect  to  Lead  Bend   21 

Water  Closets,  Materials   24 

Water  Closets,  Frost-proof  1   26 

Water  Closets,  Prohibited   24 

Water  Closets,  Location  of   22 

Water  Closets,  Floors  of   27 

Water  Supply  to  Fixtures   26 

Water-tight  Connections   6 

Wiped  Joints    13 

Windows  in  Toilet  Rooms   22 

Wooden  Wash  Trays  and  Sinks   24 

Wooden  Bath  Tubs    24 

Wrought  Iron  and  Mild  Steel  Pipe   11 

Y 

Yard  Drains   18 

Yard  Subsoil  Prains    18 


